2,3-Bis(benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,4-naphthoquinone reacts with aliphatic and aromatic amines to give the corresponding 2-amino-3-(benzotriazol-1yl)-1,4-naphthoquinones, and its reaction with alkali gives 2-hydroxy-3-(benzotriazol- 1-yl)-1,4-naphthoquinone.
2,3-Bis(benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,4-naphthoquinone reacts with aliphatic and aromatic amines to give the corresponding 2-amino-3-(benzotriazol-1yl)-1,4-naphthoquinones, and its reaction with alkali gives 2-hydroxy-3-(benzotriazol- 1-yl)-1,4-naphthoquinone.
2-Hydroxy-3-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,4-naphthoquinone reacts with o-phenylenediamine and 4-chloro-2-aminophenol to give cyclization products: 5-oxo-6-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-5,6H-benzo[a]phenazine and 5-oxo-6-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-10-chlorobenzo[a]phenoxazine; the reaction with aniline yields the quaternary anilinium salt, and benzoyl chloride and benzenesulfonyl chloride acylate the nitrogen atom of the benzotriazolyl moiety.
Romanyuk; Lys; Litvin, Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1998, vol. 34, # 9, p. 1365 - 1365