2,7-NAPHTHALENEDIYL BIS(PARA-TOLUENESULFONATE)

C24H20O6S2, M(r) = 468.6, triclinic, P1BAR, a = 8.4835 (7), b = 11.801 (2), c = 12.036 (2) angstrom, alpha = 82.321 (10), beta = 76.560 (8), gamma = 73.261 (8)-degrees, V = 1119.4 (3) angstrom 3, Z = 2, D(x) = 1.390 g cm-3, lambda(Cu K-alpha) = 1.54184 angstrom, mu = 24.38 cm-1, F(000) = 488, T = 296 K, R = 0.037 for 4025 observations having I > 3-sigma(I) (of 4620 unique data). The average deviation from planarity is 0.018 (2) angstrom with a maximum of 0.034 (1) angstrom for the fused rings. One of the toluene-sulfonate groups points towards the neighboring alpha-carbon of the ring, whereas the second one points in the opposite direction forming C-O-S-C torsion angles - 79.96 (12) and + 81.10 (11)-degrees. The dihedral angles between the naphthalene system and the toluenesulfonyl rings are 74.20 (5) and 134.40 (4)-degrees respectively. The S-C distances are 1.743 (2) and 1.753 (1) angstrom, the S-O distances are identical with length 1.601 (1) angstrom, and the S = O distances range 1.415 (1)-1.424 (1) angstrom.