N,N,N′,N′-Tetrakis(pyridin-4-yl)methanediamine monohydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, C21H18N6·H2O, two 4,4′-dipyridylamine groups are linked by a methylene C atom, which sits on a twofold axis. The lattice water molecule is located slightly off a twofold axis, and is therefore disordered over two positions. In the crystal, the organic molecules and the water molecule are linked by O—H...N hydrogen bonds. The organic molecules exhibit extensive offset face-to-face π–π interactions to symmetry equivalents [centroid–centroid distances = 3.725 (3) and 4.059 (3) Å].