C 18 H 14 BrN 3 ,monoclinic, P12/c1(no. 13), a =12.840 Source of material The title compound was obtained from amacrowave-promoted parallel synthesis of 2,6-dicyanoanilines in solution [1] . The appropriate aldehyde (10 mmol), ketone (10 mmol), propanedinitrile (25 mmol), and triethylamine (15 mmol) were placed in five individual 25 mL glass bottles immersed in aPyrex crystallization dish filled with neutral alumina (500 g, 100 -200 mesh). This setup was placed in the chamber of microwave

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... sizer. After irradiation at 300 Wf or 2m in, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and then dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 .The