UDC 548.737The reaction of 1,4-diaminobutane with 2,2′-diformyl-6,6′-dimethoxy-diphenoxypropane in a mixed solvent of methanol and chloroform results in a new 17-membered macrocyclic Schiff base compound MeO-sal-pn-pn. The title compound is characterized by the elemental analysis (CHN), FT-IR, 1 H NMR spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction. The crystal data are: M r = 396.5, orthorhombic, P2 1 2 1 2 1 , with unit cell parameters: a = 4.71769(3) Å, b = 19.1524(2) Å, c = 22.9418(2) Å, V = 2072.90(3) Å 3 , and Z = 4.The macrocyclic Schiff base compounds and their transition metal complexes play a key role in coordination chemistry [1][2][3][4][5]. They are extensively studied for their capacity to bind and transport metal ions, for the possibility to act as models for metalloproteins [6,7]. and for their role in host-guest and supramolecular chemistry [8][9][10]. Macrocycles containing imine groups can form mono-, di-, and polynuclear transition metal complexes with various applications [11][12][13][14]. Among them a wide Schiff base macrocycles based on 2,6-diacetylpyridine and 2,6-diformylpyridine as building blocks evolved from the early studies [15].Many synthetic methods for the preparation of Schiff base macrocyclic compounds use transition metal ions as templating agents [16][17][18][19][20][21]. However, this method yields stable macrocyclic complexes, thus making the preparation of a metal free ligand difficult [16][17][18][19][20][21]. Therefore, during the last decade, considerable effort has been made to develop metal free methods for the preparation of Schiff base macrocyclic compounds [15,[22][23][24]. Recently, many compounds in this field have been rapidly developed and studied [25]. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of a 17-membered [1+1] macrocyclic Schiff base compound MeO-sal-pn-bn obtained by the condensation of 1,4-diaminobutane with 2,2′-diformyl-6,6′-dimethoxy-diphenoxypropane in a mixed solvent of methanol and chloroform (1:1 v/v) (Scheme 1).