The title electron donors were prepared by the double condensation reactions of 2,2′,3,3′-tetraamino-4,4′-bis(1-pyrrolidinyl)biphenyl with 1,2-diketones. They adopt twisted conformations in crystal, yet the reversible two-stage one-electron oxidation process suggests the planar geometries for the oxidized species. Depending on the nature of substituents on the pyrazine ring, this π-system can be endowed