Abstract
The outstanding position of the 1,4-isomer, quinoxaline, among the diazanaphthalenes is confirmed by comparing LUMO energies from HMO perturbation calcns. Diquaternary salts of quinoxaline, 2,3- and 6,7-dimethylquinoxaline and 2,3,6,7-tetramethylquinoxaline were isolated and characterized as compds. which are sensitive to redn. and hydrolysis. Cyclic voltammetry of the two-step redox systems of the Weitz type showed two reversible one-electron redns. with an extraordinarily stable radical-cation intermediate (log Kc \textgreater12). The redox potentials are less neg. than those of the 4,4'-bipyridinium systems but also less pos. than those of N,N'-dialkylphenazinium compds. The radical-cation intermediates, which include a TCNQ.bul.- salt, are characterized by ESR and by absorption spectroscopy in comparison to the resp. dications. on SciFinder(R)
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