A number of paramagnetic derivatives of [6 tert butyl 4 (5 tert butyl 2 methyl 3,4 dioxocyclohexa 1,5 dien 1 yl) 3 methylcatecholato]triphenylantimony(V) were investigated by ESR spectroscopy. The reactions of this complex with Cр 2 Cо or LiCl in the presence of Hg metal. lead to the formation of free (nonchelated) radical anion semiquiones. Chelated complexes are formed in the case of Tl(Hg), Mn 2 (CO) 10 , Re 2 (CO) 10 , Sn 2 Ph 6 , Cu(met.), and CuCl + dppfc (dppfc is bis diphenylphosphinoferrocene). Key words: ESR spectroscopy, di o quinone, o semiquinonato metal complexes, catecholatotriphenylantimony(v).An important and promising line of research in the chemistry of о semiquinone metal complexes is the study of intramolecular electronic interactions (metal-ligand, metal-metal, ligand-ligand), depending on the molecu lar geometry and the system behavior. The topicality of the studies in this field is related to the search for new approaches to the design of molecular electronic de vices 1-3 and molecular magnets, 4-6 being developed in tensively in recent years. Of particular interest in this respect are di о quinones, able to form bi and poly nuclear complexes with bridging paramagnetic ligands. Their use provides new opportunities for the synthesis of high spin systems and bi stable metal complexes. Two types of derivatives of this sort are now known. A series of homometal binuclear di o semiquinone complexes (1a,b) have been reported. 7,8 In these complexes, the ligand ex ists as so called "nonalternate biradical" whose structure ensures the ferromagnetic type of the exchange between the radical centers.Previously, 9-11 we reported the synthesis and the structures of a number of mono , bi , and polynuclear complexes derived from 4,4´ di (6 tert butyl 3 methyl benzo 1,2 quinone) (2). The reduction of 2 may yield three paramagnetic species: radical monoanion, radical dianion, and radical trianion. A number of examples have been reported for the first two species, quinone semi quinone and di semiquinone derivatives. 9,10 For the third type, i.e., the catecholato semiquinone form, only one example is known: the tripotassium salt. 11Heteronuclear complexes derived from 2 have not been described until recently. Recently, we obtained, by oxi dative addition, quinone catecholate (3), 12 which served as the starting synthon for the synthesis of catecholato semiquinone derivatives.This communication presents a ESR study of para magnetic heteronuclear complexes obtained by the re duction of quinone catecholate (3).