Benzo(c)cinnoline explained

Benzo[''c'']cinnoline is a tricyclic organic compound with the formula C₁₂H₈N₂. Formally this species is derived by oxidative dehydrogenation of 2,2'-diaminobiphenyl. This heterocycle reacts with iron carbonyls to form C₁₂H₈N₂Fe₂(CO)₆.^[1]

See also

• Cinnoline

Notes and References

1. R. P. Bennett, "Iron Carbonyl Complexes of Azo Compounds" Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 9, pp. 2184-6 (1970) (description of the first iron carbonyl derivative)