“…A protocol similar to that described above was employed for the condensation of 2,5-bis(4-formylphenyl)furan and 4-amidino-1,2-phenylenediamine 27 to give a 68% yield of a yellowbrown powder, mp 355-7 °C dec. 1 A protocol similar to that described above was employed for the condensation of 2,5-bis(4-formylphenyl)furan and 4-(N-isopropylamidino)-1,2phenylenediamine 27 to give a 75% yield of yellow solid, mp 290-292 °C dec. 1 H NMR (DMSO-d6/D2O): 8.28 (d, 4H, J ) 6.8), 8.1 (s, 2H), 7.95 (d, 4H, J ) 6.8), 7.80 (d, 2H, J ) 8.4), 7.62 (d, 2H, J ) 8.4), 7.2 (s, 2H), 4.09 (septet, 2H, J ) 6.4), 1.32 (d, 12H, J ) 6.4). 13 29,30 (1.88 g, 0.0152 mol), 3,4-diaminobenzonitrile 27 (2 g, 0.0152 mol), and benzoquinone (1.64 g, 0.0152 mol) in ethanol (150 mL) was allowed to reflux under nitrogen for 4 h. After cooling solid was collected by filtration and recrystallized from chloroform, yield 3.75 g (79%) of yellow solid, mp 157-160 °C dec. 1 H NMR (DMSO-d6): 13.65 (brs, 1H), 8.14 (brs, 1H), 8.11 (d, 2H, J ) 8.4), 7.98 (d, 2H, J ) 8.1), 7.76 (d, 1H, J ) 8.4), 7.62 (dd, 1H, J ) 8.4, 1.5), 7.49 (d, 1H, J ) 3.9), 7.46 (d, 1H, J ) 3.9). 13 C NMR (DMSO-d6): 153.0, 145.8, 145.2, 133.1, 132.9, 125.9, 125.9, 124.…”