1-[3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-8-(4-methoxyphenyl)naphthalene: a Novel Three-Dimensional Non-Linear Optical Chromophore

There are two molecules of C₂₅H₁₆F₆O, in the asymmetric unit. The interplanar angles between the naphthalene moiety and the phenyl substituents are 51.7, 52.5 (1)° in the first molecule and 59.8, 58.1 (1)° in the second for the trifluoromethyl- and methoxy-substituted rings, respectively. Calculations indicate that these are `soft' parameters.

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