Abstract
The main molecule of the title compound, C(37)H(36)ÌÁCDCl(3), is a hydro-carbon with two naphthalene segments attached to opposite ends of a rigid norbornylogous spacer with an overall structure that is approximately C-shaped. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring planes is 9.27_(7)åÁ. The cleft that exists between the naphthalene rings is large enough that the compound crystallizes with a solvent mol-ecule (CDCl(3)) in the cleft. The CDCl(3) solvent mol-ecule is present in two disordered orientations in a 3:2 ratio, each involving C-D_å_ to C(6) ring centers.