title: 3,3'-(5,5,7,12,12,14-Hexa-methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclo-tetra-decane-1,8-diyl)di-propanonitrile methanol disolvate.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(22)H(42)N(6)·2CH(4)O, comprises one half of a 14-membered tetra-azacyclo-tetra-decane macrocycle with cyano-ethyl substituents on one of the N atoms and a methanol solvent mol-ecule. The macrocycle lies about an inversion centre. The cyano-ethyl substituents are oriented so that the cyano groups lie over opposite faces of the central cavity of the macrocycle. The methanol solvate mol-ecules lie away from the cavity of the macrocycle and are linked to the macrocycles via O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Cheng-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Yan-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhang