X-Ray crystal structure of the chemiluminescent trioxan 3-isopropyl-6,6-dimethyl-5-(1-napthylamino)-1,2,4-trioxan
Abstract
X-Ray crystal structure analysis shows that the chemiluminescent compound obtained from 1-naphthylamine and isobutyraldehyde is 3-isopropyl-6,6-dimethyl-5-(1-naphthylamino)-1,2,4-trioxan (3); this supports the earlier suggestion that the chemiluminescent compound obtained from 9-anthrylamine and isobutyraldehyde is the trioxan (2) rather than the amino-dioxetan (1) as previously reported.