Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1989, 54, 462-472
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19890462

Oligophenylene 2,4,6-triarylpyridines and analogous diaza-p-terphenyls, diaza-p-quaterphenyls and diaza-p-quinquephenyls with luminiscent activity

Antonín Kurfürst, Pavel Lhoták, Miroslav Petrů and Josef Kuthan

Department of Organic Chemistry, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28 Prague 6

Abstract

Cyclocondensation of α,β-unsaturated aromatic ketones V and VIII with quaternary pyridinium salts VI in the presence of ammonium acetate gave 2,4,6-triarylpyridines I, aryl-substituted diaza-p-terphenyls IIa,b, diaza-p-quaterphenyls IIc,d and diaza-p-quinquephenyls IIe,f. All the new polyphenylene compounds exhibit characteristic luminiscence in the visible spectral region.