Abstract
3,3′-Bis(5,6-dibromomethyl-1,2,4-triazine), a new polyfunctional bipyridine analogue for constructing supramolecular structures, has been synthesized from 2,3-butanedione and oxylhydrazidine by two routes in moderate to high yields.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China and by the Provincial Science Foundation of Guangdong (No. 974174, and 990128).