(m-Phenyl-enedimethyl-ene)diammonium dichloride.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(14)N(2) (2+)·2Cl(-), contains one and a half of the dications and three chloride anions. The half molecule is completed by crystallographic twofold symmetry with two C atoms lying on the rotation axis. The two ammonium groups in each cation adopt a trans conformation with respect ot the benzene ring. The ammonium groups and chloride anions are involved in the formation of a three-dimensional N-H⋯Cl hydrogen-bonding network, which stabilizes the crystal packing.

Related literature

For general background and applications, see: Pasini & Zunino (1987 ▶); Otsuka et al. (1990 ▶); Michalson & Smuszkovicz (1989 ▶); Reedijk (1996 ▶); Blaser (1992 ▶); Soai & Niwa (1992 ▶); Jacobsen (1993 ▶); Kolb et al. (1994 ▶).

Experimental

Crystal data

C8H14N2 2+·2Cl−

M = 209.11

Monoclinic,

a = 27.5859 (18) Å

b = 13.1594 (14) Å

c = 8.8324 (6) Å

β = 103.539 (1)°

V = 3117.2 (4) Å3

Z = 12

Mo Kα radiation

μ = 0.58 mm−1

T = 298 (2) K

0.20 × 0.10 × 0.10 mm

Data collection

Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer

Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997 ▶) T min = 0.893, T max = 0.945

14623 measured reflections

3066 independent reflections

2615 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

R int = 0.103

Refinement

R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.043

wR(F 2) = 0.118

S = 1.06

3066 reflections

191 parameters

9 restraints

H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement

Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3

Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001 ▶); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1999 ▶); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808031334/cv2456sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808031334/cv2456Isup2.hkl

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

C8H14N22+·2Cl−	F(000) = 1320
Mr = 209.11	Dx = 1.337 Mg m−3
Monoclinic, C2/c	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -c/2yc	Cell parameters from 6157 reflections
a = 27.5859 (18) Å	θ = 2.8–27.8°
b = 13.1594 (14) Å	µ = 0.58 mm−1
c = 8.8324 (6) Å	T = 298 K
β = 103.539 (1)°	Block, colourless
V = 3117.2 (4) Å3	0.20 × 0.10 × 0.10 mm
Z = 12

Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer	3066 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	2615 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
graphite	Rint = 0.103
φ and ω scans	θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 1.5°
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997)	h = −33→33
Tmin = 0.894, Tmax = 0.945	k = −14→16
14623 measured reflections	l = −10→10

Refinement on F2	Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: full	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.118	H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.06	w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0717P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
3066 reflections	(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
191 parameters	Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3
9 restraints	Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3

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 > 2sigma(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
C1	0.27771 (7)	0.50258 (14)	−0.0022 (2)	0.0355 (4)
C2	0.26673 (7)	0.60114 (16)	0.0327 (2)	0.0414 (5)
H2	0.2856	0.6547	0.0089	0.050*
C3	0.22778 (7)	0.62046 (16)	0.1031 (2)	0.0438 (5)
H3	0.2206	0.6870	0.1261	0.053*
C4	0.19964 (7)	0.54155 (16)	0.1392 (2)	0.0398 (5)
H4	0.1735	0.5549	0.1865	0.048*
C5	0.21012 (6)	0.44213 (14)	0.1052 (2)	0.0341 (4)
C6	0.24907 (7)	0.42332 (14)	0.0342 (2)	0.0355 (4)
H6	0.2561	0.3569	0.0106	0.043*
C7	0.31958 (8)	0.48207 (17)	−0.0814 (2)	0.0447 (5)
H7A	0.3118	0.4215	−0.1450	0.054*
H7B	0.3220	0.5384	−0.1500	0.054*
C8	0.18156 (7)	0.35486 (16)	0.1535 (3)	0.0458 (5)
H8A	0.1995	0.2922	0.1469	0.055*
H8B	0.1802	0.3642	0.2613	0.055*
C9	0.00722 (7)	0.23186 (15)	0.6209 (2)	0.0349 (4)
C10	0.00730 (8)	0.12695 (16)	0.6221 (3)	0.0466 (5)
H10	0.0123	0.0915	0.5360	0.056*
C11	0.0000	0.0741 (2)	0.7500	0.0553 (8)
H11	0.0000	0.0034	0.7500	0.066*
C12	0.0000	0.2839 (2)	0.7500	0.0349 (6)
H12	0.0000	0.3546	0.7500	0.042*
C13	0.01564 (8)	0.28914 (19)	0.4806 (3)	0.0483 (5)
H13A	0.0100	0.2439	0.3915	0.058*
H13B	−0.0081	0.3446	0.4561	0.058*
Cl1	0.08043 (2)	0.50782 (4)	0.76455 (6)	0.04504 (18)
Cl2	0.35181 (2)	0.28315 (4)	0.23278 (6)	0.04852 (19)
Cl3	0.094656 (19)	0.15614 (4)	0.24153 (6)	0.04295 (18)
N1	0.36851 (6)	0.46791 (14)	0.0298 (2)	0.0375 (4)
H1C	0.3787 (8)	0.5257 (13)	0.078 (3)	0.045*
H1A	0.3894 (7)	0.4518 (17)	−0.025 (2)	0.045*
H1B	0.3683 (8)	0.4230 (15)	0.102 (2)	0.045*
N2	0.13028 (7)	0.34496 (14)	0.0574 (2)	0.0433 (4)
H2A	0.1269 (9)	0.3278 (17)	−0.036 (2)	0.052*
H2B	0.1123 (8)	0.3989 (15)	0.050 (3)	0.052*
H2C	0.1129 (8)	0.2921 (15)	0.090 (3)	0.052*
N3	0.06651 (7)	0.32989 (15)	0.5100 (2)	0.0433 (4)
H3C	0.0906 (7)	0.2890 (16)	0.557 (3)	0.052*
H3A	0.0729 (8)	0.3619 (17)	0.430 (2)	0.052*
H3B	0.0690 (8)	0.3733 (16)	0.587 (2)	0.052*

	U11	U22	U33	U12	U13	U23
C1	0.0337 (10)	0.0412 (11)	0.0320 (10)	0.0014 (8)	0.0086 (8)	0.0026 (8)
C2	0.0419 (11)	0.0340 (11)	0.0477 (11)	−0.0020 (9)	0.0093 (9)	0.0080 (9)
C3	0.0437 (11)	0.0300 (11)	0.0564 (13)	0.0065 (9)	0.0093 (10)	0.0010 (9)
C4	0.0348 (10)	0.0394 (11)	0.0465 (11)	0.0074 (8)	0.0121 (9)	0.0002 (9)
C5	0.0312 (9)	0.0350 (11)	0.0351 (10)	−0.0009 (8)	0.0060 (8)	0.0031 (8)
C6	0.0383 (10)	0.0304 (10)	0.0373 (10)	0.0049 (8)	0.0080 (8)	−0.0016 (8)
C7	0.0441 (12)	0.0572 (14)	0.0357 (11)	0.0029 (10)	0.0155 (10)	0.0038 (9)
C8	0.0410 (11)	0.0424 (12)	0.0537 (13)	−0.0015 (9)	0.0106 (10)	0.0110 (10)
C9	0.0297 (9)	0.0420 (12)	0.0345 (10)	−0.0004 (8)	0.0103 (8)	0.0021 (8)
C10	0.0534 (12)	0.0404 (13)	0.0487 (13)	0.0014 (10)	0.0174 (10)	−0.0118 (10)
C11	0.070 (2)	0.0306 (16)	0.067 (2)	0.000	0.0181 (18)	0.000
C12	0.0321 (13)	0.0293 (14)	0.0460 (16)	0.000	0.0148 (12)	0.000
C13	0.0415 (11)	0.0678 (16)	0.0373 (11)	−0.0028 (10)	0.0126 (9)	0.0077 (10)
Cl1	0.0547 (3)	0.0370 (3)	0.0492 (3)	−0.0046 (2)	0.0237 (3)	−0.0082 (2)
Cl2	0.0507 (3)	0.0449 (3)	0.0514 (3)	0.0066 (2)	0.0148 (3)	0.0119 (2)
Cl3	0.0483 (3)	0.0368 (3)	0.0480 (3)	0.0090 (2)	0.0199 (3)	0.0070 (2)
N1	0.0371 (9)	0.0345 (9)	0.0450 (10)	−0.0037 (7)	0.0179 (8)	−0.0048 (7)
N2	0.0414 (10)	0.0364 (10)	0.0530 (11)	−0.0058 (8)	0.0132 (9)	0.0012 (8)
N3	0.0455 (10)	0.0417 (11)	0.0438 (11)	−0.0037 (8)	0.0130 (9)	0.0101 (8)

C1—C2	1.383 (3)	C9—C13	1.514 (3)
C1—C6	1.391 (3)	C10—C11	1.381 (3)
C1—C7	1.508 (3)	C10—H10	0.9300
C2—C3	1.385 (3)	C11—C10i	1.381 (3)
C2—H2	0.9300	C11—H11	0.9300
C3—C4	1.378 (3)	C12—C9i	1.384 (2)
C3—H3	0.9300	C12—H12	0.9300
C4—C5	1.388 (3)	C13—N3	1.468 (3)
C4—H4	0.9300	C13—H13A	0.9700
C5—C6	1.387 (2)	C13—H13B	0.9700
C5—C8	1.510 (3)	N1—H1C	0.884 (15)
C6—H6	0.9300	N1—H1A	0.858 (16)
C7—N1	1.483 (3)	N1—H1B	0.869 (15)
C7—H7A	0.9700	N2—H2A	0.842 (16)
C7—H7B	0.9700	N2—H2B	0.860 (16)
C8—N2	1.475 (3)	N2—H2C	0.927 (16)
C8—H8A	0.9700	N3—H3C	0.880 (17)
C8—H8B	0.9700	N3—H3A	0.877 (16)
C9—C10	1.381 (3)	N3—H3B	0.878 (16)
C9—C12	1.384 (2)
C2—C1—C6	119.05 (17)	C9—C10—C11	120.7 (2)
C2—C1—C7	120.19 (17)	C9—C10—H10	119.7
C6—C1—C7	120.75 (17)	C11—C10—H10	119.7
C1—C2—C3	120.39 (18)	C10—C11—C10i	119.5 (3)
C1—C2—H2	119.8	C10—C11—H11	120.2
C3—C2—H2	119.8	C10i—C11—H11	120.2
C4—C3—C2	120.25 (19)	C9—C12—C9i	120.6 (3)
C4—C3—H3	119.9	C9—C12—H12	119.7
C2—C3—H3	119.9	C9i—C12—H12	119.7
C3—C4—C5	120.21 (17)	N3—C13—C9	111.14 (18)
C3—C4—H4	119.9	N3—C13—H13A	109.4
C5—C4—H4	119.9	C9—C13—H13A	109.4
C6—C5—C4	119.26 (17)	N3—C13—H13B	109.4
C6—C5—C8	120.17 (17)	C9—C13—H13B	109.4
C4—C5—C8	120.46 (17)	H13A—C13—H13B	108.0
C5—C6—C1	120.85 (17)	C7—N1—H1C	110.3 (15)
C5—C6—H6	119.6	C7—N1—H1A	106.6 (15)
C1—C6—H6	119.6	H1C—N1—H1A	108 (2)
N1—C7—C1	113.13 (16)	C7—N1—H1B	114.1 (14)
N1—C7—H7A	109.0	H1C—N1—H1B	107 (2)
C1—C7—H7A	109.0	H1A—N1—H1B	111 (2)
N1—C7—H7B	109.0	C8—N2—H2A	117.4 (18)
C1—C7—H7B	109.0	C8—N2—H2B	115.4 (16)
H7A—C7—H7B	107.8	H2A—N2—H2B	103 (2)
N2—C8—C5	113.48 (17)	C8—N2—H2C	112.6 (15)
N2—C8—H8A	108.9	H2A—N2—H2C	99 (2)
C5—C8—H8A	108.9	H2B—N2—H2C	108 (2)
N2—C8—H8B	108.9	C13—N3—H3C	116.4 (16)
C5—C8—H8B	108.9	C13—N3—H3A	113.4 (16)
H8A—C8—H8B	107.7	H3C—N3—H3A	114 (2)
C10—C9—C12	119.27 (18)	C13—N3—H3B	105.8 (15)
C10—C9—C13	120.27 (18)	H3C—N3—H3B	97 (2)
C12—C9—C13	120.5 (2)	H3A—N3—H3B	109 (2)
C6—C1—C2—C3	0.0 (3)	C6—C1—C7—N1	−92.2 (2)
C7—C1—C2—C3	178.93 (19)	C6—C5—C8—N2	−109.5 (2)
C1—C2—C3—C4	0.1 (3)	C4—C5—C8—N2	74.2 (2)
C2—C3—C4—C5	0.0 (3)	C12—C9—C10—C11	0.4 (3)
C3—C4—C5—C6	−0.2 (3)	C13—C9—C10—C11	179.56 (17)
C3—C4—C5—C8	176.14 (19)	C9—C10—C11—C10i	−0.18 (13)
C4—C5—C6—C1	0.4 (3)	C10—C9—C12—C9i	−0.18 (13)
C8—C5—C6—C1	−175.99 (18)	C13—C9—C12—C9i	−179.4 (2)
C2—C1—C6—C5	−0.3 (3)	C10—C9—C13—N3	−103.1 (2)
C7—C1—C6—C5	−179.17 (18)	C12—C9—C13—N3	76.1 (2)
C2—C1—C7—N1	88.9 (2)

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
N3—H3B···Cl1	0.88 (2)	2.34 (2)	3.206 (2)	170 (2)
N2—H2C···Cl3	0.93 (2)	2.36 (2)	3.2453 (19)	160 (2)
N1—H1B···Cl2	0.87 (2)	2.28 (2)	3.1186 (18)	163 (2)
N3—H3C···Cl2ii	0.88 (2)	2.34 (2)	3.171 (2)	157 (2)
N2—H2B···Cl1iii	0.86 (2)	2.58 (2)	3.189 (2)	129 (2)
N1—H1C···Cl3iv	0.88 (2)	2.34 (2)	3.2071 (18)	166 (2)
N2—H2A···Cl2v	0.84 (2)	2.44 (2)	3.201 (2)	150 (2)
N1—H1A···Cl3v	0.86 (2)	2.51 (2)	3.2527 (17)	146 (2)

Table 1

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A	D—H	H⋯A	D⋯A	D—H⋯A
N3—H3B⋯Cl1	0.878 (16)	2.338 (16)	3.206 (2)	170 (2)
N2—H2C⋯Cl3	0.927 (16)	2.360 (17)	3.2453 (19)	160 (2)
N1—H1B⋯Cl2	0.869 (15)	2.276 (17)	3.1186 (18)	163 (2)
N3—H3C⋯Cl2i	0.880 (17)	2.343 (19)	3.171 (2)	157 (2)
N2—H2B⋯Cl1ii	0.860 (16)	2.58 (2)	3.189 (2)	129.0 (19)
N1—H1C⋯Cl3iii	0.884 (15)	2.341 (17)	3.2071 (18)	166 (2)
N2—H2A⋯Cl2iv	0.842 (16)	2.442 (18)	3.201 (2)	150 (2)
N1—H1A⋯Cl3iv	0.858 (16)	2.506 (18)	3.2527 (17)	146.0 (19)

Symmetry codes: (i) ; (ii) ; (iii) ; (iv) .