title: N,N-Bis-(2,6-di-methyl-phen-yl)-N-hydroxyformamidine N,N'-bis-(2,6-dimethyl-phen-yl)-N-oxidoformamidinium dichloro-methane solvate.
abstract: The title compound, 2C(17)H(20)N(2)O·CH(2)Cl(2), was obtained by N-oxidation of the parent formamidine with m-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid (m-CPBA). This is the first use of the above-mentioned synthetic route for the preparation of hydroxy-amidines. The title compound crystallizes as a cyclic dimer resulting from the presence of O-H⋯O and N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7.
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cibian
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derossi
authors.forename: Garry S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hanan