Crystal structure of 9,20-dimethyl-1,8,12,19-tetraazatetracyclo[17.3.1.02,7.013,18]tricosane dihydrate from synchrotron X-ray data

Abstract

The structure of the title compound, C21H40N4·2H2O, has been determined from synchrotron X-ray radiation data. The asymmetric unit comprises one 12-membered macropolycycle and two lattice water molecules. The macropolycycle contains two cyclohexane rings and one 1,3-diazacyclohexane ring, all in chair conformations. The C—N and C—C bond lengths are in the ranges 1.4526 (16)–1.4786 (17) and 1.517 (2)–1.5414 (17) Å, respectively. One intramolecular N—H...N hydrogen bond helps to stabilize the molecular conformation while medium-strength intermolecular N—H...O, O—H...N and O—H...O hydrogen bonds involving the lattice water molecules connect the components into a three-dimensional network.