• Electron-acceptor, forming stable radical anions: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 82, 6408 (1960); 84, 3370, 3374 (1962).
• Effective catalyst for the ɑ-chlorination of carboxylic acids using chlorosulfonic acid; the presence of TCNQ suppresses competing free-radical chlorination: J. Org. Chem., 48, 1364 (1983).
• For a review of the differences between "metallic" and "non-metallic" salts of TCNQ, see: Acc. Chem. Res., 12, 79 (1979).
• Forms charge-transfer complexes with electron-rich donors: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 95, 948 (1973).