Polymeric [CuII(SQMe−SQMe)] n has been prepared with a bridging 4,4‘-bis(semiquinone) ligand. Temperature-dependent magnetic properties result from ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic coupling interactions involving the metal and the diradical ligands. Monomeric (bpy)CuII(CatMe−BQMe) and (PPh3)2CuI(SQMe−BQMe) show that the bis(quinone) ligand is capable of intramolecular modulation of charge distribution.

A Dy(III)-based dinuclear complex was synthesised and characterised by X-ray diffraction on single crystal and magnetic investigations. Dynamic magnetic measurements reveal a single molecule magnet behaviour for 1 which can be described as two single-ion magnets in a D(3h) local symmetry bridged by an acceptor-donor-acceptor ligand.

A new redox‐amphoteric ligand comprising a p‐phenylene‐extended tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) core and two o‐quinone termini has been synthesized. This work was performed in an attempt to synthesize a bridging ligand by combining one of the most powerful organic donors with strong acceptor units in a single molecule. The product was isolated in the doubly reduced diprotonated form. An X‐ray diffraction study revealed a rigid and planar structure for this molecule. This is the first example of an air‐stable p‐phenylene‐extended TTF with an unprotected central ring. The diquinone form itself has been prepared by oxidation of the doubly reduced diprotonated species and then characterized in solution. The electronic spectrum of this compound contains an intense peak that corresponds to intramolecular charge transfer. The spectroscopic and structural studies of both compounds were accompanied by DFT calculations. A singlet biradical ground state was predicted for the doubly reduced diprotonated form.

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Simultaneous redox and solvato-magnetic switching was achieved for a dinuclear dysprosium single-molecule magnet involving an extended tetrathiafulvalene fused semiquinone based triad.