Abstract A series of 2, 6-bis [aryl (alkyl) sulfonyl] anilines were synthesized by nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 2, 6-dichloronitrobenzene with various aryl or alkyl thiolates (benzyl-, phenyl-, 2-naphthyl-, and 2-aminophenyl thiolate), followed by hydrogenation and subsequent oxidation. All prepared 2, 6-bis [aryl-(alkyl) sulfonyl] anilines showed high fluorescence emissions in the solid state; X-ray structures revealed well-defined ...
