Interactions of RuCl3. 3H(2)O with radical cations of aromatic ethers, 1,4-
di-tert-butyl-2,5-dimethoxybenzene, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene
and 2-tert-butyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzene, and with aromatic amines, 2,4,6-tri-
tert-butylaniline and N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, were obse
rved by voltammetry. ESR and UV spectroscopies were used for the study of t
he the first two ethers. The effect of RuCl3. 3H(2)O was also examined by c
ontrolled potential electrolysis.