Inclusion Complex of rac-5,5,7,12,12,14-Hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane with Hydrochloride and Water

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺.2Cl⁻.3H₂O, a rather complex hydrogen-bonding network is observed. The macrocycle is stabilized as a dication, 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,8-diaza-4,11-diazoniacyclotetradecane, forming NH...Cl and NH...O hydrogen bonds. The water molecules are distinguished by their inequality in structure formation. They are involved in different types of intermolecular hydrogen bond in the crystal lattice.

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