Unprecedented zwitterion in quinonoid chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Feb 7:(3):208-9. doi: 10.1039/b107828n.

Abstract

The first 12 pi-electron zwitterionic structure in quinonoid chemistry is described with the N,N,O,O-molecule 6 in which the positive charge is pi-delocalized between the nitrogen atoms and the negative charge between the oxygen atoms; depending on the crystallization solvent, a 1D-tape-like H-bonded network can be generated in the solid-state.