title: 1,8,16,23-Tetra-kis(2-cyano-benz-yl)bis-p-xylylbis-m-xylyldiamine.
abstract: The title compound {systematic name: 2,2',2'',2'''-[3,7,11,15-tetra-aza-1(1,4),5(1,3),9(1,4),13(1,3)-tetra-benzena-cyclo-hexadeca-phane-3,7,11,15-tetra-yltetra-methyl-ene]tetra-benzonitrile}, C(64)H(56)N(8), is a centrosymmetric macrocycle that is consolidated into the crystal structure by C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong-Ye
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ma