Synthesis of Novel Tri-Arm Star Shaped 1,3,5-triazine Hydrazones from 2,4,6-tris(4-acetylphenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine Core

A series of novel symmetric triazine hydrazones [N3C3(-OC6H4-p-C(CH3)=N-NH-C(O)-C6H4-p-X)3] (X = H, Br, Cl, F, OH, OCH3, CH3, NO2, NH2) were prepared in excellent yields by a three-fold condensation reaction of 2,4,6- tris(4-acetylphenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine with p-substituted benzoic acid hydrazides [NH2-NH-C(O)-C6H4-p-X]. The structures were confirmed by FT-IR, 1H, 13C, 2D-HMQC NMR and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF).