A convenient synthesis of 5,5′-bi-1,2,4-triazines via direct S-arylation and its application in the synthesis of 2,2′-bipyridines

Abstract

Abstract Nucleophilic displacement of chlorides in 3,3′-dichloro-5,5′-bi-1,2,4-triazine with benzenethiolate or 2-pyridinethiolate anion afforded the corresponding symmetrical disulfide of 5,5′-bi-1,2,4-triazine in high yields. These products were transformed into 6,6′-bis(phenylthio)-2,2′-bipyridines and 6,6′-bis(2-pyridylthio)-2,2′-bipyridines by using Diels-Alder reactions. All compounds were fully characterized by spectroscopic methods and the X-ray diffraction analysis.