BENZOQUINONE DERIVED 1,3-DITHIOLE-2-ONES AND THIONES

The syntheses and structures of 1,3-dithiole and tetrathiafulvalene de rivatives of benzoquinone have been investigated. This work extends ea rlier investigations of naphthoquinone analogues. The X-ray structures , NMR, IR, UV, mass spectra, and E degrees 1/2 values from cyclic volt ammetry measurements are reported. Ab initio STO-6-31G calculations ar e used to correlate the cyclic voltammetry and UV data for selected co mpounds.