Potassium Carbonate → 1,2-Bis-(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)-3,5-ditertiarybutylbenzene

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3.60 g (0.02 moles plus 0.14 g excess) of 4-nitrophthalonitrile was dissolved in 50 ml anhydrous DMSO in a 100 ml three-necked flask fitted with a magnetic stirrer bar, nitrogen-gas inlet and thermometer. 2.22 g (0.01 moles) of 3,5-ditertiarybutylcatechol (supplied by Fluka) was added to the mixture followed by 5 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours and the mixture was precipitated into 400 ml water. The white solid product was washed three times with water and a further three times with methanol to yield 4.70 g (99.1% of theoretical yield) of a snow-white product which was further recrystallized from acetonitrile to yield 4.1 g of product with the formula: ##STR10## The melting point of this product was 247°-248° C. The elemental analysis for C30H26N4O2 was calc.: C, 75.94%; H, 5.48%; N, 11.81%; found: C, 76.07%; H, 5.51%; N, 11.86%.

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