1,2-Dithiin Annelated with Bicyclo[2.2.2]octene Frameworks. One-Electron and Two-Electron Oxidations and Formation of a Novel 2,3,5,6-Tetrathiabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-7-ene Radical Cation with Remarkable Stability Owing to a Strong Transannular Interaction
SbCl(5) in CH(2)Cl(2), a radical cation 4.+ was formed, whose spin distribution was determined by ESR spectroscopy and by the results of theoretical calculations (UB3LYP/6-31G). The electronic absorption spectrum of 4.+ in CH(2)Cl(2) exhibited a maximum absorption at 428 nm (epsilon = 2.3 x 10(3)), which was hypsochromically shifted from that of neutral 4 (469 nm). When the radical cation 4.+ was produced