We synthesized 5-chloro- and 5-bromo-substituted 2-(pentamethyldisilanyl)-1,4-benzoquinones 1a and 1b, respectively. Their electronic absorption spectra showed significant intramolecular charge-transfer interaction between disilane and 1,4-benzoquinone moieties. The intramolecular σ(SiSi)–π* transition energies of 1a and 1b were lower than that of 2-(pentamethyldisilanyl)-5-t-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone