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Electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complexes of several substituted anilines with the π-acceptor 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone (DClNQ) in chloroform, dichloromethane, and 1,2-dichloroethane were studied by a spectrophotometric method. Experimental data has been shown to confirm the 1:2 stoichiometry of the acceptor-donor in spite of the apparent linearity of the Benesi-Hildebrand plot for a 1:1 complex. The calculated values of oscillator strengths, transition moments, and thermodynamic parameters confirms the 1:2 (A:D) stoichiometry of the complexes. The formation constants and molar absorptivities for these AD2 complexes have been evaluated. The stoichiometry was unaffected by the variation of the temperature over a small interval and also by the change in polarity of the solvent. The order of the donor strength followed the sequence: N-benzylaniline > p-chloroaniline > m-chloroaniline > o-chloroaniline.
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Neelgund, G., Kulkarni, A. & Budni, M. EDA Complexes of 2,3-Dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with Some Substituted Anilines. Monatshefte für Chemie 135, 343–355 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-003-0128-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-003-0128-8