title: meso-1,2-bis(methylazo)-1,2-diphenylethane.
abstract: The title compound, meso-1,2-bis(methyldiazenyl)-1,2-diphenylethane, C16H18N4, is arranged in a disordered manner around an inversion point. The N-N atom distances in the azo group of 1.192 (8) and 1.195 (8) A, and the C-C atom distances in the ethylene moiety at 1.512 (8) and 1.503 (8) A in the two models [refined to 51.7 (6) and 48.3 (6)% occupancies] were not significantly different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bayse
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Luck