Abstract: | Synthesis and Reactions of 2-Arylazo-2-nitro-keten Aminals N,N′-Disubstituted 1-nitro-2,2-diamino ethylenes 1 undergo azo-coupling to form the title compounds 2 . Their treatment with oxalyl chloride yields the imidazolidin-4,5-dione-derivatives 4. 2 react with phosgene and thiophosgene to form 6-nitro-2,4-diaryl-5-arylimino−2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-3-ones 5 and -thiones 6 respectively. From 2 and N-(dichloromethylene)-arylsulfoamides the 6-nitro-2,4-diaryl-5-arylimino-3-aryl-sulfonylimino-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazines 7 arise. The reduction of 2 yields the substituted oxalic amidines 9 |