A four-armed Schiff base: 6,6′,6′′,6′′′-tetramethoxy-2,2′,2′′,2′′′-[methanetetrayltetrakis(methylenenitrilomethylidyne)]tetraphenol

Abstract

In the structure of the title compound, C37H40N4O8, pentaerythrityltetramine is bonded to four o-vanillin molecules, forming a four-armed Schiff base molecule. These molecules are connected by intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds. Intramolecular C—H...N and O—H...N hydrogen bonds are also present.