Aug-Sept 1992 A Direct Synthesis of Indolocarbazoles via New Dinitroterphenyl Precursors Axel Kistenmacher and Klaus Mullen* Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 6500 Mainz, Germany Received February 19, 1992 The two indolocarbazoles 2 and 4 were synthesized via the reductive ring closure of dinitrodiphenylben- zenes with triethylphosphite as reducing agent in a high boiling solvent. The electrochemical behaviour of the title ...