Key indicatorsSingle-crystal X-ray study T = 150 K Mean '(C±N) = 0.003 A Ê Disorder in main residue R factor = 0.038 wR factor = 0.110 Data-to-parameter ratio = 11.2 For details of how these key indicators were automatically derived from the article, see http://journals.iucr.org/e.# 2004 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain ± all rights reserved Slight pyramidalization at the four N atoms leads to a twist boat conformation for the tetrazinane ring of the title compound, C 4 H 8 N 4 O 2 . In the crystal structure, the tetrazinane-3,6-dione molecules are disordered over two conformations with opposite ring puckerings, and are linked into twodimensional sheets by NÐHÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonding.
CommentIn the search for molecule-based magnets, verdazyl radicals are viable ligands for the design of novel metal±radical assemblies (Hicks, 2001). We recently reported the preparation of the new chelating verdazyl ligand 1,5-dimethyl-3-(1-methyl-3-pyrazolyl)-6-oxoverdazyl (Meprv) and its ruthenium(II) complex, [Ru(bpy) 2 (Meprv)](BPh 4 ) 2 (bpy is 2,2 H -bipyridine (Wu et al., 2003). In an attempt to recrystallize prvH 3 , the hydrogenated precursor to Meprv, crystals of the title compound, (I), suitable for X-ray diffraction were unexpectedly obtained.The tetrazinane-3,6-dione molecule is disordered over two conformations with opposite ring puckerings and relative occupancies of 0.729:0.271(9), as shown in Fig. 1. The major conformer is depicted in Fig. 2, and selected geometric parameters for this conformer are listed in Table 1. Owing to the slight pyramidalization at the four N atoms (Table 1), the tetrazinane ring is puckered, with an approximate C 2 -symmetry axis through the two C atoms. The calculated puckering parameters of Q = 0.493 (2) A Ê , = 87.2 (2) , and 9 = 205.3 (2) are consistent with a twist±boat conformation (ideal values = 90 and 9 = 210 ;Cremer & Pople, 1975). The observed ring geometry, as well as the bond lengths and angles of (I) are comparable to those found in 1,2,4,5-tetramethyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazinane-3,6-dione (Nelsen et al., 1991).The crystal structure of (I) is composed of two-dimensional sheets of hydrogen-bonded tetrazinane-3,6-dione molecules (Fig. 3). Both amide groups of the tetrazinane ring participate