Synthesis and Aminomethylation of 2-Amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-(dicyanomethyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile N-Methylmorpholinium Salt

Sequential reaction of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde, cyanothioacetamide, and malononitrile dimer in the presence of an excess of N-methylmorpholine resulted in the formation of N-methylmorphlinium salt of 2-amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-(dicyanomethyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile. The resulting salt reacts under Mannich conditions with primary amines and an excess of formaldehyde to form substituted 2-alkylamino-4-(dicyanomethylene)-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-ene-1,5-dicarbonitriles. Structure of the key compound was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

Effects of transition metal cations and temperature on the luminescence of a 3-cyano-4-dicyanomethylene-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-olate anion

The luminescence intensity of a 3-cyano-4-dicyanomethylene-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-olate anion (HA−) drops to zero upon complexation with transition metal cations, and reversibly drops by 6–7 times upon heating from 27 up to 123 °C.