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This paper shows the dependencies of theoretically calculated SESE (Substituent Effect Stabilization Energy) values on empirically determined, well-defined Hammett-type constants (\u03c3p, \u03c3m, R, and F). Described poly(CF3)substituted derivatives of naphthalene are, so far, the most sensitive molecular probes for the substituent effects in the aromatic system. The presence of the trifluoromethyl groups of such an expressive nature significantly increases the sensitivity of the SESE to changes caused by another substitution. Further, the more -CF3 groups are attached to the naphthalene ring, the more sensitive the probe is. Certain groups of probes show additivity of sensitivity: the obtained sensitivity relates to the sum of the sensitivities of the mono(CF3)substituted probes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules27134173","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,29]],"date-time":"2022-06-29T22:43:28Z","timestamp":1656542608000},"page":"4173","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Naphthalene vs. Benzene as a Transmitting Moiety: Towards the More Sensitive Trifluoromethylated Molecular Probes for the Substituent Effects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5589-1491","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adam","family":"Sok\u00f3\u0142","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna\u0144, Uniwersytetu Pozna\u0144skiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Henryk","family":"Koroniak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna\u0144, Uniwersytetu Pozna\u0144skiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1729-977X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marcin","family":"Hoffmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna\u0144, Uniwersytetu Pozna\u0144skiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3429-5321","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz","family":"Siod\u0142a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna\u0144, Uniwersytetu Pozna\u0144skiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"96","DOI":"10.1021\/ja01280a022","article-title":"The Effect of Structure upon the Reactions of Organic Compounds. 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