Abstract
1,3,5-Tris(dicyanovinyl)-substituted benzene 1 can accept one, two, and three electrons stepwise, as shown by (spectro) electrochemical methods. When the corresponding redox stages are attained by K-metal reduction in THF and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, paramagnetic resonance and optical techniques can identify equilibria between adjacent redox states and different (para) magnetic stages. It can be ...
Abstract
1,3,5-Tris(dicyanovinyl)-substituted benzene 1 can accept one, two, and three electrons stepwise, as shown by (spectro) electrochemical methods. When the corresponding redox stages are attained by K-metal reduction in THF and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, paramagnetic resonance and optical techniques can identify equilibria between adjacent redox states and different (para) magnetic stages. It can be shown that the dianion can adopt a triplet state whereas the trianion is present in a doublet and quartet spin multiplicity. Similar findings are established for the methoxy-substituted derivative 2. The formation of the different paramagnetic stages is closely connected to the association of the anions with alkali-metal countercations.
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