title: Aromatic donor-acceptor interactions in non-polar environments.
abstract: We have evaluated the strength of aromatic donor-acceptor interactions between dialkyl naphthalenediimide and dialkoxynaphthalene in non-polar environments. (1)H NMR, UV-vis spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry were used to characterise this interaction. We concluded that the strength of donor-acceptor interactions in heptane is sufficient to drive supramolecular assemblies in this and other aliphatic solvents.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. g.d.pantos@bath.ac.uk.
authors: Giles M
authors: GM
authors: Prentice
authors: Sofia I
authors: SI
authors: Pascu
authors: Sorin V
authors: SV
authors: Filip
authors: Kevin R
authors: KR
authors: West
authors: G Dan
authors: GD
authors: Pantoş