Molecular complexes of p-benzoquinonechlorimides with aromatic ?-donors

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0584-8539(81)80038-4

The charge transfer spectra of molecular complexes of chloro substituted p-benzoquinone(4)-chlorimides with aromatic ?-donors in cyclohexane have been studied.The interaction of 2,6-dichloro p-benzoquinone with the same set of donors has also been studied.The spectroscopic and thermodynamic data indicate that the complexes are very weak in nature.A comparison of the absorption intensities and formation constants for these complexes shows that the contribution of charge transfer forces are not the only dominant stabilising factors.