Mechanochemical synthesis and crystal structure of a 1:2 co-crystal of 1,3,6,8-tetra-aza-tri-cyclo[4.3.1.13,8]undecane (TATU) and 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl-phenol.

ABSTRACT

Solvent-free treatment of 1,3,6,8-tetra-aza-tri-cyclo-[4.3.1.13,8]undecano (TATU) with 4-chloro-3,5-di-methyl-phenol led to the formation of the title co-crystal, C7H14N4·2C8H9ClO. The asymmetric unit contains one aminal cage mol-ecule and two phenol mol-ecules linked via two O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. In the aminal cage, the N-CH2-CH2-N unit is slightly distorted from a syn periplanar geometry. Aromatic π-π stacking between the benzene rings from two different neighbouring phenol mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distance = 4.0570 (11) Å] consolidates the crystal packing.