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Radical anions of 3,4‐aryl disubstituted 1,2,5‐thiadiazole 1,1‐dioxide were obtained by chemical and electrochemical reduction of their substrates, and characterized by ESR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The radical anion of the phenanthro[9,10‐c]‐1,2,5‐thiadiazole 1,1‐dioxide was found to be very stable in an aprotic solvent solution and did not react readily when water was added to the aprotic solvent, or the solution was saturated with oxygen gas. The radical formation chemical reaction competed with nucleophilic addition to the CN bond of the thiadiazoles. A possible reaction mechanism, and a common reaction intermediate, supported by density functional theory calculations, is presented for the most stable radical. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The UV spectra of 3,4‐diphenyl‐1,2,5‐thiadiazole 1,1‐dioxide (I) and that of its thiadiazoline and thiadiazolidine derivatives were measured in several aprotic and protic solvents. Strong specific interactions of I with protic solvents are observed and the formation of stable carbinolamine type derivatives of I with methanol or ethanol is proposed. Spectroscopic data (UV, 1H and 13C NMR) and electrochemical evidence for their formation are given and a new thiadiazoline derivative of I (3‐ethoxy‐2‐methyl‐3,4‐diphenyl‐1,2,5‐thiadiazoline 1,1‐dioxide) was synthesized. The equilibrium constant for the reaction of I with ethanol is reported.

Radical anions from several 3,4-aryl-disubstituted derivatives of 1,2,5-thiadiazole 1,1-dioxide were accumulated through chemical reduction of the substrates in aprotic solvents. The radical anions were characterized by electron spin resonance and cyclic voltammetry. DFT theoretical calculations were also performed for the 3,4-diphenyl derivative. The course of the reductions was followed using cyclic voltammetry. Uncommon reductants, such as amides, were found to be effective under certain conditions.