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.
Zhang
Zhenfeng
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Institute of Modern Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of China.
Jin
Shuo
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Shang
Zhuobin
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Huang
Shuping
S
Liu
Bo
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Guo
Jianping
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