Syntheses and electrochemical properties of tetracyano-p-quinodimethane derivatives containing fused aromatic rings

N Martin, R Behnisch, M Hanack

Index: Martin, Nazario; Behnisch, Richard; Hanack, Michael Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989 , vol. 54, # 11 p. 2563 - 2568

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Abstract

Several fused aromatic tetracyanep-quincdimethane (TCNQ) derivatives (lla-c, 5, and 12) have been synthesized by the reaction of the corresponding quinones and malononitrile. Syntheses of these derivatives by Diels-Alder reactions of o-quinodimethane and TCNQ have been attempted. In comparison with TCNQ, cyclic voltammetric data of these new compounds reveal a more negative value for the first and the second reduction potential.