%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of 5-diaminomethylidene barbiturates %A Figueroa-Villar %A Jos¨¦ D. %A Clemente %A F¨¢bio C. %A Silva %A Ana C. C. da %J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society %D 2001 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨ªmica, SBQ %R 10.1590/S0103-50532001000200020 %X the reaction of amines with dithiocyclohexylidenes is a general reaction for the synthesis of diaminomethylidene barbiturates. when diamines of the type h2n-(ch2)n-nh 2 are used as nucleophiles bicyclic compounds are the major reaction products, with yields increasing as n decreases, n = 2, 3, 4. when n = 6, macrocyclic compounds, novel 18 and 27 member rings, are obtained in very good yields. the 1h and 13c nmr assignment for all products is discussed. %K macrocycles %K diaminomethylidene barbiturates %K dithiocyclohexylidenes %K dithiolane. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-50532001000200020&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en