Crystal structure of 9,9′-{(1E,1′E)-[1,4-phenylenebis(azanylylidene)]bis(methanylylidene)}bis(2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-pyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-8-ol)

Abstract

The whole molecule of the title compound, C32H34N2O2, is generated by inversion symmetry; the central benzene ring being situated about the crystallographic inversion center. The aromatic ring of the julolidine moiety is inclined to the central benzene ring by 33.70 (12)°. There are two intramolecular O—H...N hydrogen bonds in the molecule, generatingS(6) ring motifs. The conformation about the C=N bonds isE. The fused non-aromatic rings of the julolidine moiety adopt half-chair conformations. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are linked by pairs of C—H...π interactions, forming a ladder-like structure propagating along thea-axis direction.