“…C (2) The decreased acidity of the NH 2 groups, as compared to 2,4-dinitroaniline (Weber & Sheldrick, 1981), is reflected in C(12)-N(19) and C(13)--N(20) bonds of 1.378 (4) and 1.367 (3) A, respectively, comparable to C-NH 2 distances in non-complexing o-nitroaniline (Dhaneshwar, Tavale & Pant, 1978) and 3-aminopyridine (Chao, Schempp & Rosenstein, 1975) but slightly shorter than in 1,2-diaminobenzene and its hydrochloride (Sfftlhandske, 1976). Accordingly, a systematic distribution of bond lengths in the benzene ring is less distinct; but the lengthened C(12)-C(13) bond of 1.420 (3)/k (between the two amine functions) may give some evidence for a contribution of quinonoid canonical forms to the overall resonance state.…”