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1,4-Phenylenediamine reacted readily with 2 mol of ethyl acetoacetate to give diethyl (2Z,2′Z)-3,3′-[(1,4-phenylene)-bisimino]dibut-2-enoate, which reacted with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal, activated methylene nitriles, ylidenemalononitriles and phenyl and benzoyl isothiocyanate to give, respectively, a 4,7-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarb-oxylate-1,10-diol, and tricyclic bispyridine and bispyrimidine derivatives. Two compounds showed strong antibacterial activity against several microorganisms, while six others showed high to moderate activity. |