Bis(4-pyridylmeth-yl) hexa-nedioate.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(18)H(20)N(2)O(4), contains one half-mol-ecule. The mol-ecule lies on an inversion centre and is roughly planar, the chains between the two pyridine rings being only slightly twisted, with torsion angles ranging from 170.9 (1) to 177.2 (1)°. Weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds result in the formation of a three-dimensional network.

Related literature

For related literature, see: Banfi et al. (2002 ▶); Magden & Basel (1984 ▶).

Experimental

Crystal data

C18H20N2O4

M = 328.36

Monoclinic,

a = 9.1489 (18) Å

b = 10.164 (2) Å

c = 8.9206 (18) Å

β = 102.11 (3)°

V = 811.1 (3) Å3

Z = 2

Mo Kα radiation

μ = 0.10 mm−1

T = 113 (2) K

0.12 × 0.10 × 0.08 mm

Data collection

Rigaku Saturn diffractometer

Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005 ▶) T min = 0.979, T max = 0.988

9823 measured reflections

1918 independent reflections

1288 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

R int = 0.060

Refinement

R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.041

wR(F 2) = 0.106

S = 0.98

1918 reflections

109 parameters

H-atom parameters constrained

Δρmax = 0.34 e Å−3

Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3

Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005 ▶); cell refinement: CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996 ▶) and ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997 ▶); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808014414/dn2349sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808014414/dn2349Isup2.hkl

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

C18H20N2O4	F000 = 348
Mr = 328.36	Dx = 1.345 Mg m−3
Monoclinic, P21/c	Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc	Cell parameters from 2434 reflections
a = 9.1489 (18) Å	θ = 2.3–27.9º
b = 10.164 (2) Å	µ = 0.10 mm−1
c = 8.9206 (18) Å	T = 113 (2) K
β = 102.11 (3)º	Block, colorless
V = 811.1 (3) Å3	0.12 × 0.10 × 0.08 mm
Z = 2

Rigaku Saturn diffractometer	1918 independent reflections
Radiation source: rotating anode	1288 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Monochromator: confocal	Rint = 0.060
T = 113(2) K	θmax = 27.9º
ω scans	θmin = 2.3º
Absorption correction: multi-scan(CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005)	h = −12→12
Tmin = 0.979, Tmax = 0.988	k = −13→13
9823 measured reflections	l = −11→11

Refinement on F2	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: full	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041	H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.107	w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0564P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 0.98	(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
1918 reflections	Δρmax = 0.34 e Å−3
109 parameters	Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods	Extinction correction: none

Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

	x	y	z	Uiso*/Ueq
O1	0.70599 (9)	0.51214 (8)	0.11415 (9)	0.0198 (2)
O2	0.64123 (11)	0.69241 (9)	0.22847 (10)	0.0307 (3)
N1	0.90646 (13)	0.38939 (10)	−0.35175 (12)	0.0234 (3)
C1	0.89598 (14)	0.58417 (13)	−0.20251 (14)	0.0219 (3)
H1	0.9218	0.6722	−0.1854	0.026*
C2	0.93751 (15)	0.51700 (13)	−0.32073 (15)	0.0226 (3)
H2	0.9901	0.5625	−0.3828	0.027*
C3	0.83041 (15)	0.32799 (13)	−0.25920 (15)	0.0250 (3)
H3	0.8082	0.2394	−0.2773	0.030*
C4	0.78264 (14)	0.38780 (13)	−0.13832 (14)	0.0221 (3)
H4	0.7297	0.3404	−0.0781	0.026*
C5	0.81535 (14)	0.51996 (12)	−0.10895 (13)	0.0184 (3)
C6	0.76640 (15)	0.59800 (12)	0.01395 (14)	0.0206 (3)
H6A	0.8509	0.6460	0.0727	0.025*
H6B	0.6910	0.6614	−0.0323	0.025*
C7	0.64740 (13)	0.57452 (13)	0.22139 (13)	0.0188 (3)
C8	0.59372 (14)	0.47965 (12)	0.32611 (14)	0.0200 (3)
H8A	0.6751	0.4212	0.3707	0.024*
H8B	0.5141	0.4264	0.2669	0.024*
C9	0.53658 (14)	0.54786 (11)	0.45402 (14)	0.0196 (3)
H9A	0.6193	0.5912	0.5219	0.023*
H9B	0.4647	0.6148	0.4102	0.023*

	U11	U22	U33	U12	U13	U23
O1	0.0269 (5)	0.0179 (5)	0.0184 (5)	0.0006 (4)	0.0133 (4)	0.0013 (4)
O2	0.0492 (7)	0.0193 (5)	0.0301 (6)	−0.0007 (4)	0.0230 (5)	−0.0018 (4)
N1	0.0283 (6)	0.0223 (6)	0.0218 (6)	0.0034 (5)	0.0102 (5)	−0.0005 (5)
C1	0.0242 (7)	0.0193 (7)	0.0236 (7)	0.0012 (5)	0.0081 (6)	0.0020 (6)
C2	0.0244 (7)	0.0263 (7)	0.0197 (7)	0.0016 (6)	0.0106 (6)	0.0040 (6)
C3	0.0288 (8)	0.0211 (7)	0.0263 (8)	−0.0004 (6)	0.0089 (6)	−0.0040 (6)
C4	0.0235 (7)	0.0249 (7)	0.0199 (7)	−0.0010 (5)	0.0093 (6)	0.0018 (6)
C5	0.0189 (6)	0.0216 (7)	0.0145 (6)	0.0016 (5)	0.0033 (5)	0.0012 (5)
C6	0.0283 (7)	0.0175 (7)	0.0191 (7)	−0.0018 (5)	0.0122 (6)	0.0023 (5)
C7	0.0199 (7)	0.0208 (7)	0.0168 (7)	0.0002 (5)	0.0062 (5)	−0.0028 (6)
C8	0.0240 (7)	0.0183 (6)	0.0202 (7)	−0.0005 (5)	0.0106 (5)	0.0010 (5)
C9	0.0220 (7)	0.0204 (7)	0.0187 (7)	−0.0001 (5)	0.0098 (6)	0.0005 (6)

O1—C7	1.3489 (14)	C4—H4	0.9300
O1—C6	1.4398 (14)	C5—C6	1.4959 (17)
O2—C7	1.2019 (15)	C6—H6A	0.9700
N1—C3	1.3402 (16)	C6—H6B	0.9700
N1—C2	1.3441 (16)	C7—C8	1.4954 (17)
C1—C2	1.3751 (17)	C8—C9	1.5186 (17)
C1—C5	1.3874 (16)	C8—H8A	0.9700
C1—H1	0.9300	C8—H8B	0.9700
C2—H2	0.9300	C9—C9i	1.516 (2)
C3—C4	1.3860 (17)	C9—H9A	0.9700
C3—H3	0.9300	C9—H9B	0.9700
C4—C5	1.3891 (18)
C7—O1—C6	114.63 (10)	C5—C6—H6A	109.6
C3—N1—C2	115.92 (11)	O1—C6—H6B	109.6
C2—C1—C5	119.68 (12)	C5—C6—H6B	109.6
C2—C1—H1	120.2	H6A—C6—H6B	108.1
C5—C1—H1	120.2	O2—C7—O1	122.40 (11)
N1—C2—C1	123.82 (12)	O2—C7—C8	125.79 (11)
N1—C2—H2	118.1	O1—C7—C8	111.80 (11)
C1—C2—H2	118.1	C7—C8—C9	112.64 (10)
N1—C3—C4	124.35 (12)	C7—C8—H8A	109.1
N1—C3—H3	117.8	C9—C8—H8A	109.1
C4—C3—H3	117.8	C7—C8—H8B	109.1
C3—C4—C5	118.70 (11)	C9—C8—H8B	109.1
C3—C4—H4	120.6	H8A—C8—H8B	107.8
C5—C4—H4	120.6	C9i—C9—C8	111.98 (12)
C1—C5—C4	117.52 (11)	C9i—C9—H9A	109.2
C1—C5—C6	118.04 (11)	C8—C9—H9A	109.2
C4—C5—C6	124.42 (11)	C9i—C9—H9B	109.2
O1—C6—C5	110.27 (10)	C8—C9—H9B	109.2
O1—C6—H6A	109.6	H9A—C9—H9B	107.9
C1—C5—C6—O1	−170.85 (11)	O1—C7—C8—C9	176.27 (10)
C6—O1—C7—C8	−177.17 (10)

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
C6—H6B···O2ii	0.97	2.56	3.3333 (17)	137

Table 1

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A	D—H	H⋯A	D⋯A	D—H⋯A
C6—H6B⋯O2i	0.97	2.56	3.3333 (17)	137

Symmetry code: (i) .