Triazene derivatives of (1,x)-diazacycloalkanes Part IX. Synthesis and characterization of a series of 1,4-di[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-2,6-dimethylpiperazines

A series of 1,4-di-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-2,6-dimethylpiperazines ( 5a - 5l ), have been synthesized by the reaction of 2,6-dimethylpiperazine with 2 equiv. of the appropriate diazonium salt. The products have been characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, and the molecular composition has been verified by high-resolution EI mass spectrometry with accurate mass measurement of the molecular ion. The presence of stereocenters at C2 and C6 of the piperazine ring in the bis-triazene 5 creates two unique pairs of diastereotopic protons in the methylene groups at positions 3 and 5 of the piperazine ring, as evidenced by the complexity of the NMR spectra, which nevertheless can be fully assigned in most cases. The assignment of the proton and carbon signals in the 1,4-di-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-2,6-dimethylpiperazines has been aided by the use of 2D NMR HSQC spectroscopy. These results compare favorably with assignments of proton and carbon signals reported previously for triazenes of type 1 and bis-triazenes of type 3 .