Ion-radical salt of 2-tert-butyltetrathiatetracene with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (2∶1)

Conclusions We synthesized 2-tert-butyltetrathiatetracene and its 2:1 complex with 7,7,8,8-tetra-cyanoquinodimethane, which has an ion-radical nature.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 696–697, March, 1977.The authors express their gratitude to L. I. Buravov for measuring the electrical conductivity.     

Vanadium 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (V[TCNQ]2)-based magnets

A new family of molecule-based magnets of general formula V[TCNQR(2)](2).zCH(2)Cl(2) has been synthesized and characterized (TCNQ = 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane; R = H, Br, Me, Et, i-Pr, OMe, OEt, and OPh). In addition, solid solutions of V[TCNQ](x)()[TCNQ(OEt)(2)](2)(-)(x)().zCH(2)Cl(2) composition have been prepared. Except R = Br, magnetic ordering was observed for all materials, with T(c) values between 7.5 K (R = Me) and 106 K (R = OEt), with R = H at 52 K. The substitution of electron-donating OMe and OEt groups for H in TCNQ increased T(c), whereas the substitution of less electron-donating alkyl groups (with respect to alkoxy groups) decreased T(c). The results of MO calculations indicate that neither the spin nor charge densities of the disubstituted TCNQs are sufficiently different to explain the wide range of critical temperatures. Although the structures of the amorphous materials are not known, it is proposed that the oxygen atom of the [TCNQR(2)](*)(-) acceptor (R = OMe and OEt) and the V(II) interact to form a seven-membered ring. This interaction could stabilize the structure and enhance the magnetic coupling, leading to an increased T(c). The magnetic properties of V[TCNQ](x)()[TCNQ(OEt)(2)](2)(-)(x)().zCH(2)Cl(2) deviated from the expected linear relationship with respect to x, exhibiting magnetic behavior more characteristic of a step function in a plot of T(c) versus x.     

Conducting polypeptide: Poly(L-histidinium 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethanide)

The TCNQ anion radical salt of poly(I-histidinium) with a 1:1 stoichiometry was prepared, which exhibited some degree of crystallinity. In the salt, the helical conformation of the polycation was preserved. It showed high electrical conducivity compared to certain salts with several imidazolium derivatives.     

Photophysics and Inverted Solvatochromism of 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ)

We report absorption, fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopy of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in a variety of solvents. The fluorescence quantum yields (QYs) of linear alkane solutions are similar to one another, but QY is shown to acutely decrease in other solvents with increasing polarities. The slope of the solvatochromic plot of absorption maxima is inverted from negative to positive with an increase in solvent polarity. A significant change in the frequency of carbon-carbon double bond stretching modes is not observed in Raman spectra of TCNQ in different solvents. The molar absorption coefficient is determined to calculate the oscillator strength of the absorption band. The radiative decay rate constant calculated from the oscillator strength is approximately ten times larger than that elucidated from the fluorescence lifetime and QY. These spectroscopic parameters reveal that the relaxation occurs from a Franck-Condon excited state to a distinct fluorescence emissive state with a smaller transition dipole moment.     

The Photovoltage-gas Sensitive Properties of 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane(TCNQ)

In this paper, surface photovoltage technique (SPV) was applied to the study of photovoltaic and gas sensitive properties of TCNQ polycrystal. It was found that SPV shows two peaks at 390 nm(P1) and 480 nm (P2) in the ultraviolet-visible range. And they are opposite in phase. The results of gaseous adsorption confirm that P, shows the acceptor characteristics, while PI shows that of donor. During adsorption, donor gas interacts with conjugated II * orbital, acceptor gas with the terminal group C=N .     

Reactions of hexamethyldilead with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE)

Hexamethyldilead reacts with TCNQ to give Pb(TCNQ)₂ and tetramethyllead and with TCNE to give Pb(TCNE).     

2-十八烷基四氰代二甲基苯醌的红外光谱

采用二次微分和解卷积法，对2－十八烷基TCNQ的红外光谱数据进行处理，首次发现长碳链中CH2对称伸缩振动的分峰现象，并将CH2对称和反对称伸缩振动的分裂归结为是由十八烷基TCNQ分子中碳氢链的不同构象所产生的。     

An ionicity diagram for the family of [{Ru2(CF3CO2)4}2(TCNQR(x))] (TCNQR(x) = R-substituted 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane)

A diagram of energies between the HOMO of donor (D) and LUMO of acceptor (A) vs.ΔE(1/2)(DA) (= E(1/2)(D) - E(1/2)(A): E(1/2) = first-redox potential) clearly demonstrates the ionicity in the series of D/A assemblies, [{Ru(2)(CF(3)CO(2))(4)}(2)(TCNQR(x))]·n(solv) (TCNQR(x) = 2,5- or 2,3,5,6-R-substituted 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane; R(x) = H(4), F(2), Cl(2), Br(2), F(4), Me(2), (OMe)(2)).