S-5
N,N‘-Bis(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4:9,10-perylenebis(dicarboximide);
2,9-bis-(1-ethylpropyl)anthra[2,1,9-def;6,5,10-d‘e‘f‘]diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetraone; 2,9-bis-(3-pentyl)anthra[2,1,9-def;6,5,10-d‘e‘f‘]diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetraone, RN 110590-81-3:
M.p. >360°C, red crystals. UV (CHCl3): λmax
(ε) = 457.5 nm (17910), 488 (50120), 524 (83560). C34H30N2O4 (530.6) calcd. C 76.96, H 5.70, N 5.28; found C 77.19, H 5.70, N 5.37.
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