Abstract

A Schiff base derived from ethylenediamine and heptane-2,4,6-trione, namely, 5,9,14,18-tetramethyl-1,4,10,13-tetraazacyclooctadeca-5,8,14,17-tetraene-7,16-dione (C18H28N4O2), abbreviated H4daaden, was prepared and characterized for the first time by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The atoms of the Schiff base occupy two different planes and thus the molecule is essentially nonplanar. An axis running through the C-C atoms of the ethylenediamine groups separate the two planes and these two planes are connected by bridging ethylene groups showing an angle of 117.34 (8)°. As a result, the side view of the molecule shows a `step-stool' conformation. The nonplanar nature of the Schiff base plays an important role in metal coordination, which leads to partial hydrolysis of the ring structure.

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