11,11,12,12-Tetracyano-1,4-naphthaquinodimethane: a new electron acceptor

1 January 1967

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society B: Physical Organic

p. 1170-1173
https://doi.org/10.1039/j29670001170

Abstract

11,11,12,12-Tetracyano-1,4-naphthaquinodimethane and related derivatives are synthesised from cis-2,3,5,8,9,10-hexahydro-1,4-naphthaquinone. As a strong electron acceptor the former forms charge-transfer complexes with aromatic hydrocarbons. Its electron affinity (1·49 eV) was obtained from charge-transfer spectra and polarography. Pertinent parameters derived by simple HMO methods are also evaluated.

Keywords

NAPHTHAQUINODIMETHANE
TETRACYANO
ACCEPTOR
CHARGE TRANSFER
HMO
HEXAHYDRO
POLAROGRAPHY
NAPHTHAQUINONE
FORMER