Convenient Preparation of N,N′‐Diphenyl‐N,N′‐bis(4‐aminophenyl)‐p‐phenylenediamine

Abstract

This article describes modified conditions to prepare N,N′‐diphenyl‐N,N′‐bis(4‐aminophenyl)‐P‐phenylenediamine in 60% overall yield.

Keywords:

• Antioxidant
• reduction
• S_NAr

Acknowledgments

Financial support from the Office of Naval Research is gratefully acknowledged. We thank our colleagues here in the department: Peter Zarras for assistance in purification of 3 during the initial stages of the project and Geoffrey A. Lindsay for advice and encouragement throughout the course of this work.