1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione explained

1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione is an organic compound with the formula . It is the quinone derivative of 1,10-phenanthroline. The compound exhibits many reactions, including condensations with diamines to give quinoxalines and decarbonylation to give a diazafluorenone.

The compound is prepared by oxidation of 1,10-phenanthroline with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids.^[1] 5-Nitro-1,10-phenanthroline is an intermediate.^[2]

See also

• Phanquinone

Notes and References

1. 10.1071/ch9701023 . Derivatives of 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-quinone . 1970 . Dickeson . JE . Summers . LA . Australian Journal of Chemistry . 23 . 5 . 1023 .
2. 10.1021/jo01170a007 . The Improved Synthesis of 5-Nitro-1, 10-Phenanthroline . 1947 . Smith . G. Frederick . Cagle . F. Wm. . The Journal of Organic Chemistry . 12 . 6 . 781–784 . 18919731 .