Abstract
X-ray measurements of four naphthalene proton sponges have been performed. They include 2,7-di(4-tolylethynyl)-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene 4 together with its cation, 2,4-bis(trifluoroacetyl)-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalenes 16 and 2,6-difluoro-1,3,4,5,7,8-hexakis(dimethylamino)naphthalene 15. It has been disclosed that among all known proton sponge derivatives, compound 16 possesses the largest N⋯N distance and the strongest deviation of the NMe 2 groups from the average ring plane while for compound 15 the related parameters are record small. A peculiarity of 2,7-diacetylene 4 is its unusually enhanced basicity contrasting with electron acceptor nature of 4-tolylethynyl group. An origin of the latter phenomena is discussed.
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