a process to manufacture substituted tetracyano - hexaazatricyclics with the substitutions occurring at the 9 and 10 hydrogens . the process begins with 2 , 3 - dichloro - 5 , 6 - dicyanopyrazine , which is reacted to form the desired tetracyano - hexaazatricyclic . different process embodiments enable different reaction paths to the desired tetracyano - hexaazatricyclic . different tetracyano - hexaazatricyclic embodiments include bis - 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 - tetracyano - 1 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 - hexazaanthracene and bis - 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 - tetracyano - 1 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 - hexazaanthracene .