UV–VIS and ESR spectroscopic evidence for a strongly π–π interacting (resonant) allodial mixed-valence compound: the perchloro-4,4′-ethynylenebis(triphenylmethyl) anion radical
Abstract
Compelling UV–VIS and ESR spectroscopic evidence for the formation of the first stable allodial anion radical with strong π–π electron interaction (resonance) in perchloroorganic chemistry, the potassium (18-crown-6) salt of the perchloroethynylenebis(4-triphenylmethyl) anion radical, is presented and discussed.