title: Novel (Heteromolecular) pi-complexes of aromatic cation radicals. Isolation and structural characterization
abstract: Extensive (electron) delocalization in the novel heteromolecular pi-complex of the hindered naphthalene cation radical (OMN(+)(*)) with naphthalene (NAP) accompanies the pronounced charge-transfer absorption band at approximately 1100 nm in the near-IR. X-ray crystallography establishes the viability of the unusual "club sandwich" structure despite the repulsive electrostatic forces inherent to the dicationic unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5641, USA.
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Magueres
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Lindeman
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kochi