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Crystal structure of a bis-4-aza-tetra-cyclo[5.3.2.02,6.08,10]dodec-11-ene-3,5-dione compound
Christina Yu Jiang1, Richard J Staples2, Shannon M Biros1
1Department of Chemistry Grand Valley State University,Allendale MI 49401 USA.
Abstract:
In the molecule of 4-({3-[(3,5-dioxo-4-aza-tetra-cyclo-[5.3.2.02,6.08,10]dodec-11-en-4-yl)meth-yl]phen-yl}meth-yl)-4-aza-tetra-cyclo-[5.3.2.02,6.08,10]dodec-11-ene-3,5-dione, C30H28N2O4, which contains two substituted [2.2.2]bi-cyclo-octene ring systems linked through a m-xylenedi-amine ring, the six-membered rings of the bi-cyclo-octene ring systems adopt nearly perfect boat conformations as determined from Cremer-Pople analysis. Both ring systems are fused to a five-membered imide ring that is oriented endo to a bridgehead cyclo-propyl ring. The crystal structure features C=O⋯π inter-actions along with C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
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