“…Except for a shortening of the C(15)-C(18) and C(3)-C(4) bonds as well as the C(methyl)-C(ring) bonds, the structural parameters compare well with those reported for the parent ellipticine (Courseille, Busetta & Hospital, 1974) and 5,6,11-trimethylpyrido-[4,3-b]carbazole (CourseiUe, Busetta & Pr~cigoux, 1981). The N-O bond distance and associated bond angles are comparable with those found for pyridine N-oxide (Desiderato & Terry, 1970). However, the N-O distance of 1.347 (4)A is longer than those found in compounds such as 2-{[(hydroxymethoxy)-methyl]thio }pyridine 1-oxide [ 1-319 (5) A] (Haugwitz, Toeplitz & Gougoutas, 1980), 6-chloro-3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methylquinoxaline 1,4-dioxide [1.294(2) and 1.308 (2)A] (MacDonald & Arora, 1981) and others.…”