The title N-heterocyclic carbene derivative, C23H33N4+center dot Cl-, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, H-1 and C-13 NMR, IR spectroscopy and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Ions of the title compound are linked by three C-H center dot center dot center dot Cl interactions. The seven-membered 1,3-diazepane ring has a form intermediate between twist-chair and twist-boat.
C1 [Arslan, Hakan] Fayetteville State Univ, Dept Nat Sci, Fayetteville, NC 28301 USA.
[Arslan, Hakan] Mersin Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Chem, TR-33169 Mersin, Turkey.
[VanDerveer, Don] Clemson Univ, Dept Chem, Clemson, SC 29634 USA.
[Gok, Yetkin; Ozdemir, Ismail] Inonu Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Chem, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.
[Cetinkaya, Bekir] Ege Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, TR-35100 Bomova Izmir, Turkey.