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Indium catecholate complexes 3,6-CatInR (3,6-Cat is the 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone dianion (3,6-Q), R = Me (I) and Et (II)) are synthesized by the exchange reaction between RInI2 and thallium catecholate 3,6-CatTl2. Compounds I and II are trimeric in both the solution and crystalline state. The oxidation of compound I and earlier described complex [3,6-CatInI(THF)]2 (THF is tetrahydrofuran) by various substrates (iodine, 3,6-Q, and tetramethylthiuram disulfide) is studied. Different indium(III) o-semiquinone complexes are the reaction products, depending on the reaction conditions.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Piskunov, A.V. Maleeva, I.N. Meshcheryakova, G.K. Fukin, 2013, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2013, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 147–159.
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Piskunov, A.V., Maleeva, A.V., Meshcheryakova, I.N. et al. Redox reactions involving the indium(III) catecholate complexes. Russ J Coord Chem 39, 245–256 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107032841303007X
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