metal-organic compounds
The La atom is ten-coordinate in a capped square–antiprismatic geometry in the title polymeric chain structure, {[La(C6H5N2O2S)3(H2O)2]·3H2O}n. Adjacent chains are linked by hydrogen bonds to give a layer structure.
organic compounds
The title compound, C20H26N4, shows a distinctly V-shaped structure. In the crystal structure, parallel rings and short intermolecular contacts indicate the presence of aromatic stacking interactions. A twofold rotation axis passes through the mid-point of the central C-C bond.