Tetraamino-Benzoquinone-Based Organic Materials for Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage

Haonan Sun; Shuo Li; Yifan Tong; Jincheng Sun; Linxin Lv; Jiecong Jia; Jinglun Yang; Adan Li; Qichun Zhang; Weiwei Huang

doi:10.1002/ejoc.202501131

Tetraamino-Benzoquinone-Based Organic Materials for Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage

Haonan Sun
, Shuo Li
, Yifan Tong
, Jincheng Sun
, Linxin Lv
, Jiecong Jia
, Jinglun Yang
, Adan Li^*
, Qichun Zhang^*
, Weiwei Huang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Quinone compounds have been widely demonstrated as highly promising electrode materials for rechargeable batteries due to their cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and multifunctionality. Among them, tetraamino-benzoquinone (TABQ) has garnered significant attention as a common building block owing to its potential for large-scale production and unique molecular design flexibility. The amino (–NH₂) group in TABQ not only confers its multifunctionality in batteries but also enables the construction of one- to three-dimensional electrode materials. These structural advantages give TABQ-based electrode materials significant application potential in various rechargeable batteries. This minireview first outlines the design strategies and operating principles of TABQ-based building bloks, then delves into their significance in battery technology, and finally discusses the potential challenges of TABQ-based materials in rechargeable batteries. © 2026 Wiley-VCH GmbH.

Original language	English
Article number	e202501131
Number of pages	14
Journal	European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Online published	21 Mar 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202501131
Publication status	Online published - 21 Mar 2026

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21875206), the Subsidy for Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry after Operation Performance (No. 22567616H), the Postgraduate Innovation Funding Project of Hebei Province (No. CXZZBS2024063), the City University of Hong Kong (7020148; 9239116; 9240189; 9380117; 9678403; 9680375; R-IND26401 and R-IND26402) and Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), Hong Kong, P. R. China.

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batteries
carbonylation
electrochemistry
organic electrode materials
tetraamino-benzoquinone

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