Abstract
Single-electron oxidants are the primary reagents for investigations of the new oxidants and the development of electron-accepting materials for application in optoelectronics. Quinones are the well-known class of the neutral single-electron oxidants. Here, we present the properties of the strongest neutral electron acceptor of this class tetracyanoquinone (cyanil) and investigate its electron-accepting strength by analyzing the charge-transfer complex formations with the aromatic donor molecules. Charge-transfer complexes of tetracyanoquinone with aromatic electron donors are characterized spectroscopically in solution and isolated as the single crystals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 35-41 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Electron-accepting strength of tetracyanoquinone (p-cyanil) was investigated through a close look at the charge-transfer complex formations with aromatic electron donors. Low-temperature measurements enabled the isolation and spectroscopic characterization of charge-transfer complexes.
Keywords
- acceptor
- charge-transfer complex
- oxidant
- p-cyanil
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry