2,3,5,6-Tetrafluoro-1,4-bis(2-pyridylmethyleneaminomethyl)benzene

Abstract

The title compound, C20H14F4N4, is a flexible bis-pyridine-type ligand with an extended fluorinated spacer group between the two pyridyl functions. The centroid of the central aromatic ring is situated on a crystallographic center of inversion. The dihedral angle between the pyridine ring and the central benzene ring is 63.85 (9)°. The crystal structure exhibits intermolecular C—H...F hydrogen-bonding interactions.