抄録 A series of 7, 7-dicyano-8, 8-diaryl-< I> p-quinodimethane are readily prepared by the reaction of 4-lithiophenyldicyanomethyllithium with diaryl ketones; the 8-(4- dimethylaminophenyl) compounds thus obtained show solvent-dependent absorption spectra and bond rotation of the exocyclic double bonds and form a head-to-tail dimeric structure in the crystal.