<i>O</i>-<i>vs. N</i>-protonation of 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-8-ketones: formation of a<i>peri</i>N–C bond or a hydrogen bond to the pi-electron density of a carbonyl group

Nerea Mercadal, Stephen P. Day, Andrew Jarmyn, Mateusz B. Pitak, Simon J. Coles, Claire Wilson, Gregory J. Rees, John V. Hanna, John D. Wallis

CrystEngComm · 2014 · 19 citations · 28 references

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<italic>Peri</italic>-amino-naphthylketones protonate on<italic>O</italic>or<italic>N</italic>forming a long<italic>peri</italic>-N–C bond or a hydrogen bond to the ketone's π-density.

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