PREPARATION AND NOVEL ONE-ELECTRON REDOX REACTIONS OF A NEW STABLE 4,7-DIISOPROPYLBENZO[1,2-D][1,2,3]TRISELENOLE AND ITS RADICAL-CATION SALT

Stable benzene-fused triselenide compounds, 4,7-diisopropylbenzo[1,2-d ][1,2,3]triselenole 2 and its radical cation salt, 4,7-diisopropylbenz o[1,2-d][1,2,3]triselenolium hexafluorophosphate 3, are prepared and u ndergo novel one-electron redox reactions.