P. Vergeer et al., 1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene bis[6-fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-4quinolinol] acetonitrile solvate, ACT CRYST C, 55, 1999, pp. 1822-1824
In the crystal structure of the title compound, (1-dimethylamino-8-naphthyl
)dimethylammo 6-fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinolate 6-fluoro2-(trifl
uoromethyl)-4-quinolinol acetonitrile solvate, C14H19N2+. C10H4F4NO-. C10H5
NO.C2H3N. 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) acts as a proton sponge
by accepting a proton from the quinolinol moiety. In the [DMANH(+)] cation,
a strong disordered intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed. The quinolinat
e anion forms a dimer with a quinolinol molecule by sharing an H atom in a
disordered hydrogen bond.