Preparation, crystal structure and photochemistry of a novel molecular compound between duroquinone and durene

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)76972-3

A 2:1 crystalline molecular compound (3) of duroquinone (1) and durene (2) has been prepared in two ways of evaporating the solution and solidifying the melt. The crystal structure of 3 was determined by X-ray crystallography. Irradiation of 3 caused the intermolecular hydrogen abstraction reaction, which was specific in the solid state, to give durohydroquinone (4) and a photoadduct (5).