title: 1lambda(4),4lambda(4),8lambda(4),11lambda(4)-Tetrathiacyclotetradecane-1,4,7,10-tetraylidenetetraaminium tetrakis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate).
abstract: Investigations of the reactivity of the thio-crown [14]aneS(4) (1,4,8,11-tetrathiacyclotetradecane) towards the aminating agent o-mesitylsulfonylhydroxylamine have lead to the crystallization of 1lambda(4),4lambda(4),8lambda(4),11lambda(4)-tetrathiacyclotetradecane-1,4,7,10-tetraylidenetetraaminium tetrakis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate), C10H28N4S(4)4+.4C9H11O3S-. The compound crystallizes in a centrosymmetric space group, with half a formula unit in the asymmetric unit. All S atoms within the cationic component are aminated, with the four NH(2) substituents arranged in pairs on neighbouring S atoms on opposite faces of the crown. The macrocyclic cation in the compound forms hydrogen bonds with the 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate anions to create chains, which are further linked into thick two-dimensional sheets.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU, England.
authors.forename: Sophie H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: Mark R J
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Elsegood
authors.forename: Liam M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gilby
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kelly