2.2.1. 2-(4-(Dodecyloxy)Benzylidene)-1*H*-Cyclopenta[b]Naphthalene-1,3(2*H*)-Dione **PP1**

4-(Dodecyloxy)benzaldehyde (0.74 g, 2.55 mmol), mexp = 1.05 g, 2.24 mmol, 88% yield. 1H nmR (CDCl3) δ: 0.88 (t, 3*H*, J = 6.2 Hz), 1.27–1.40 (m, 16*H*), 1.46 (qt, 2*H*, J = 7.5 Hz), 1.83 (qt, 2*H*, J = 6.7 Hz), 4.09 (t, 2*H*, J = 6.5 Hz), 7.02 (d, 2*H*, J = 8.7 Hz), 7.67–7.69 (m, 2*H*), 7.94 (s, 1*H*), 8.09–8.10 (m, 2*H*), 8.49 (d, 1*H*, J = 3.0 Hz), 8.62 (d, 2*H*, J = 8.7 Hz); 13C nmR (CDCl3) δ: 14.1, 22.7, 26.0, 29.1, 29.3, 29.55, 29.59, 29.63, 29.66, 31.92, 114.9, 123.8, 123.9, 126.5, 128.2, 129.0, 129.1, 130.4, 130.5, 135.6, 136.3, 136.5, 137.6, 137.7, 148.0, 164.2, 189.4, and 190.7; HRMS (ESI MS) m/z: theor: 468.2664 found: 468.2665 ([M]+. detected).
