Diethyl (Z,Z)-3,3'-(ethane-1,2-diyldiimino)dibut-2-enoate.
The title compound, C14H24N2O4, is an intermediate in the synthesis of the corresponding heterocyclic compounds. The molecule lies about a twofold axis and has a 'twist' conformation; it adopts the Z,Z configuration, which is shown to be governed mainly by intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
Institute of Modern Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of China.
Zhenfeng
Z
Zhang
Shuo
S
Jin
Zhuobin
Z
Shang
Shuping
S
Huang
Bo
B
Liu
Jianping
J
Guo