Elektronentransfer und Ionenpaar-Bildung, 18 [1 -3] / Electron Transfer and Ion Pairing, 18 [ 1 - 3]

Abstract

The redox behaviour of aza-substituted naphtho- and anthraquinones, which offer O=C–C=N– chelate tongs for an advantageous five-membered ring metal cation complexation, is investigated by a combination of cyclovoltammetric and ESR/ENDOR spectroscopic measurements. The formation of paramagnetic contact ion pairs like [(quinoline-5,8-semiquinone)·⊖Me⨁]·, with Me⨁ = Li⨁, Na⨁, Tl⨁, or of triple ion radical cations like [(1,4-diazo-9,10-anthrasemiquinone)eMe⨁]·⨁, with Me⨁ = Li⨁, Na⨁ is corroborated both by shifts of the second reduction potential of up to 0,67 V for e.g. quinoline 5,8-quinone upon addition of Li⨁[B(C6H5)4]⊖ to its DMF solution and by the observation of ESR/ENDOR metal couplings.