New Building Block for C3 Symmetry Molecules: Synthesis of s-Triazine-Based Redox Active Chromophores

A new s-triazine-based C-3 building block, endowed with three phosphonate groups, has been prepared in a simple two-step synthesis starting from p-bromomethylbenzonitrile; the new building block easily undergoes further olefination reactions to afford in a straightforward manner tris(tetrathiafulvalene)- and tris(ferrocene)-1,3,5-triazines.