Hydrogen bonding and cooperativity effects on the assembly of alkyl- and perfluoroalkyl-sulfonyl naphthols: F···F non-bonded interactions†

Abstract

Important differences in the crystal packing of 6-perfluorohexylsulfonyl-2-naphthol (1F) including π–π stacking aromatic interactions and F···F non-bonded contacts, in contrast to its nonfluorinated analog (1), appear to translate into differences between their photophysical properties both in the solid state and in solution.