Studies on nitroaromatic compounds. Part IV. Electron acceptor properties of polynitronaphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydrides in complex formation

Abstract

The charge-transfer complex formation of polynitronaphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydrides with a number of aromatic hydrocarbons has been investigated. The electron affinities of the nitronaphthalenecarboxylic anhydrides have been estimated from the charge-transfer transition energy in the complexes. Thermodynamic and other data has been obtained for the complex formed between pyrene and 3,6-dinitronaphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydride.