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Published on: April 27, 2017
N,N'-Bis[(E)-2,4,6-trimethyl-benzyl-idene]ethane-1,2-diamine
Nonzaliseko Yumata1, Thomas Gerber, Eric Hosten
1Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa.
Abstract:
The title compound, C(22)H(28)N(2), which is a double imine derived from ethane-1,2-diamine and mesityl aldehyde, has crystallographic inversion symmetry, with both C=N bonds E configured. The dihedral angle between the mesityl ring system and the imide functional group is 23.89 (17)°.
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