“…The dihedral angles between the two aromatic planes are 57.7 (7) and 51.0 (2) in (I) and (II), respectively. This is similar to the situation reported for other aromatic sulfonates (Vembu et al, 2004a,b), but is in contrast with the near coplanar orientation found in 2,4-dinitrophenyl 4-toluenesulfonate , 4-methoxyphenyl 4-toluenesulfonate (Vembu, Nallu, Garrison, Hindi & Youngs, 2003) and 8-quinolyl 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate (Vembu, Nallu, Spencer & Howard, 2003). This difference arises from the synclinal C1ÐSÐO5ÐC7 torsion angles in (I) and (II) [À62.6 (3) and 68.9 (4) , respectively], as distinct from the antiperiplanar/anticlinal arrangement, e.g.…”