Synthesis of 1- and 2-Piperidinophenazine Derivatives

A number of new piperidinophenazines have been prepared by the reactions of various halogenophenazines and their oxides, including several new compounds, with piperidine. The halogenactivating effect of the oxide groups in 1- or 2-halogenophenazine oxides, which had previously been known, was also observed in the present piperidination. It has been found that 1-chlorophenazine was considerably less reactive than 2-chlorophenazine in the piperidination, that but the 5-oxide group in 1-chlorophenazine-5-oxide enhanced the reactivity of chlorine.