N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-diaminoethane: a multidentate ligand
Abstract
The reaction of 1,2-diaminoethane and 2-pyridinecarboxyaldehyde in the presence of a reducing agent, sodium triacetoxyborohydride, leads to the title compound, C26H28N6. The molecule has a centre of symmetry.