N,N′-Dimethyl-N,N′-bis[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl](p-phenylenedimethylene)diammonium bis(perchlorate)

Abstract

In the title compound, C24H32N42+·2ClO4−, the two N atoms of the amine are protonated. The H atoms of the protonated amine form hydrogen bonds with the pyridyl N atoms (intramolecular) and O atoms of adjacent perchlorate anions. In addition, there are weak C—H...O interactions which link the formula units into chains along [101]. Each perchlorate anion is disordered over three conformations, with occupancy factors of 0.482 (2), 0.331 (2) and 0.187 (4), and 0.532 (8), 0.324 (4) and 0.133 (7).