The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Probing delocalization across alkyne-containing linkages: Synthesis and cyclic voltammetry of bridged phenylenediamines

Q Zhou, TM Swager

Index: Zhou, Qin; Swager, Timothy M. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1995 , vol. 60, # 22 p. 7096 - 7100

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Abstract

N, N,”,”-tetraethyl-1, 4-phenylenediamines exhibit delocalized mixed oxidation states when oxidized electrochemically. l-Butoxy-2, 6-bis (N, N-diethylamino)-4-ethy-nylbenzene was a key intermediate, and nucleophilic addition of lithium (trimethylsily1) acetylide to 2, 5-bis (N,