Novel conductive charge-transfer complexes of 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetrone (NTO) and 1,4,9,10-anthracenetetrone (ATO)

NTO, ATO, and each chlorinated derivative have been prepared. Some of the charge transfer complexes with TTF-type donors have been found to be electrically conductive. Most of the conductive solids have 1:1 composition, and the optical and structural studies support that a partial charge transfer state is achieved in the complexes.