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The title compound, [Li(Me2[9]­aneN3)]3 or [Li3(C8H18N3)3], (I), possesses a trimeric structure featuring four-coordinate N and Li atoms. Each of the Li atoms is bonded to the two amino N atoms and one amido N atom of one macrocycle, and to a further amido N atom of a second macrocycle. The central `core' is an essentially planar Li3N3 ring.

Supporting information

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Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680201019X/cf6183sup1.cif
Contains datablocks global, I

hkl

Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680201019X/cf6183Isup2.hkl
Contains datablock I

CCDC reference: 189868

Key indicators

  • Single-crystal X-ray study
  • T = 150 K
  • Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.003 Å
  • R factor = 0.058
  • wR factor = 0.071
  • Data-to-parameter ratio = 19.2

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ADDSYM reports no extra symmetry








Computing details top

Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell refinement: DENZO; data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: CRYSTALS (Watkin et al., 2001); molecular graphics: CAMERON (Watkin et al., 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: CRYSTALS.

Tris(1-lithio-4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) top
Crystal data top
[Li3(C8H18N3)3]F(000) = 1080.248
Mr = 489.58Dx = 1.075 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 11.8682 (2) ÅCell parameters from 6459 reflections
b = 11.8465 (3) Åθ = 2.9–27.5°
c = 22.1205 (4) ŵ = 0.07 mm1
β = 103.374 (2)°T = 150 K
V = 3025.7 (1) Å3Block, colourless
Z = 40.42 × 0.32 × 0.26 mm
Data collection top
Enraf Nonius Kappa CCD
diffractometer
4174 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.029
φ and ω scansθmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.3°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(DENZO; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997)
h = 1515
Tmin = 0.979, Tmax = 0.983k = 1513
11636 measured reflectionsl = 2828
6922 independent reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on FHydrogen site location: geometric
Least-squares matrix: fullH-atom parameters constrained
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.058 Chebyshev polynomial with coefficients 1.30, 1.35, 0.971, 0.203 (CRYSTALS; Watkin et al., 2001)
wR(F2) = 0.071(Δ/σ)max = 0.025
S = 1.03Δρmax = 0.44 e Å3
6275 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.37 e Å3
326 parametersExtinction correction: Larson (1967)
0 restraintsExtinction coefficient: 79 (18)
Primary atom site location: direct methods
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Li10.7455 (3)0.4257 (3)0.66757 (14)0.0305
Li20.8115 (3)0.3248 (3)0.54923 (13)0.0294
Li30.6191 (3)0.2097 (3)0.60585 (14)0.0321
N30.90328 (14)0.44360 (14)0.74110 (7)0.0354
N60.73043 (14)0.60456 (13)0.67755 (7)0.0322
N90.84399 (13)0.45616 (13)0.60555 (7)0.0311
N230.78724 (14)0.34421 (14)0.45083 (7)0.0330
N260.94079 (13)0.19907 (14)0.53911 (7)0.0324
N290.69156 (13)0.19994 (14)0.53346 (7)0.0316
N330.43587 (13)0.18975 (13)0.59297 (7)0.0327
N360.63032 (14)0.07785 (14)0.67588 (7)0.0357
N390.61641 (13)0.32455 (13)0.67423 (7)0.0320
C10.96370 (16)0.46578 (17)0.6407 (1)0.0365
C20.98434 (17)0.40731 (18)0.7037 (1)0.0390
C30.9198 (2)0.3765 (2)0.7980 (1)0.0488
C40.91147 (19)0.56525 (18)0.7562 (1)0.0425
C50.7938 (2)0.62240 (18)0.74197 (9)0.0425
C60.61001 (18)0.64333 (18)0.66796 (11)0.0423
C70.78649 (17)0.65304 (16)0.63072 (9)0.0338
C80.79566 (17)0.56368 (16)0.58137 (9)0.0328
C210.62227 (16)0.23813 (18)0.47364 (9)0.0356
C220.69095 (17)0.26742 (18)0.42479 (9)0.0367
C230.7622 (2)0.45917 (18)0.4287 (1)0.0418
C240.89995 (18)0.30744 (19)0.44075 (9)0.0386
C250.93911 (18)0.19640 (18)0.47190 (9)0.0392
C261.06021 (18)0.2077 (2)0.57631 (11)0.0444
C270.88087 (18)0.10238 (16)0.5601 (1)0.0380
C280.75240 (18)0.09539 (16)0.52809 (9)0.0363
C310.49917 (17)0.36662 (17)0.6517 (1)0.0374
C320.40340 (17)0.27553 (17)0.6341 (1)0.0376
C330.37029 (17)0.2041 (2)0.5287 (1)0.0416
C340.42730 (18)0.07276 (17)0.6134 (1)0.0392
C350.50931 (19)0.04908 (18)0.6759 (1)0.0430
C360.6973 (2)0.02415 (19)0.67185 (12)0.0516
C370.6868 (2)0.1474 (2)0.72999 (9)0.0445
C380.62923 (19)0.26211 (19)0.73209 (9)0.0408
H110.983410.547580.64740.0441*
H121.015240.430690.61600.0441*
H211.065030.424420.72730.0452*
H220.975630.324050.69670.0452*
H310.86420.40220.82290.0560*
H321.00090.38640.82310.0560*
H330.90570.29500.78700.0560*
H410.947660.574320.80140.0489*
H420.961350.602440.73120.0489*
H510.80510.705320.749440.0509*
H520.74700.591110.770330.0509*
H610.568630.630270.623730.0515*
H620.609100.725740.677640.0515*
H630.570360.600420.696020.0515*
H710.865940.679570.651640.0406*
H720.739670.718390.610020.0406*
H810.845730.595250.554800.0396*
H820.716040.549870.555320.0396*
H2110.578530.306950.481010.0418*
H2120.566390.176630.456300.0418*
H2210.722580.196480.410610.0440*
H2220.638020.304850.388590.0440*
H2310.82930.508970.44720.0505*
H2320.69130.486940.44120.0505*
H2330.74870.460630.38230.0505*
H2410.959170.366310.457800.0486*
H2420.893360.299190.395070.0486*
H2511.018930.179440.466790.0488*
H2520.884840.135700.451580.0488*
H2611.059670.20920.621440.0527*
H2621.096350.27860.565130.0527*
H2631.105880.14110.567710.0527*
H2710.888090.109640.60590.0458*
H2720.919500.031200.55130.0458*
H2810.716190.033100.547540.0445*
H2820.744920.078500.483040.0445*
H3110.480060.415170.68490.0458*
H3120.497800.413410.61390.0458*
H3210.392210.238130.67280.0467*
H3220.329420.312400.61220.0467*
H3310.394160.14480.50200.0500*
H3320.386340.28050.51350.0500*
H3330.285620.19660.52680.0500*
H3410.346100.058480.61710.0473*
H3420.446510.020690.58160.0473*
H3510.484530.094800.70850.0514*
H3520.505130.033020.68560.0514*
H3610.77890.002950.671930.0608*
H3620.69670.073820.708340.0608*
H3630.66210.065480.632600.0608*
H3710.68410.10520.768770.0520*
H3720.76930.16000.728270.0520*
H3810.677800.307600.766530.0493*
H3820.550800.250120.740420.0493*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Li10.0332 (16)0.0296 (15)0.0272 (15)0.0042 (12)0.0040 (12)0.0020 (12)
Li20.0301 (15)0.0291 (15)0.0290 (15)0.0007 (12)0.0069 (12)0.0009 (12)
Li30.0308 (15)0.0333 (16)0.0324 (15)0.0009 (13)0.0076 (12)0.0005 (13)
N30.0383 (9)0.0340 (9)0.0295 (8)0.0013 (7)0.0015 (6)0.0004 (7)
N60.0400 (9)0.0259 (8)0.0298 (8)0.0010 (6)0.0064 (6)0.0026 (6)
N90.0322 (8)0.0295 (8)0.0314 (8)0.0029 (6)0.0073 (6)0.0011 (6)
N230.0366 (8)0.0373 (9)0.0261 (7)0.0049 (7)0.0096 (6)0.0013 (6)
N260.0295 (8)0.0320 (8)0.0360 (8)0.0038 (7)0.0085 (6)0.0019 (7)
N290.0328 (8)0.0341 (8)0.0277 (7)0.0024 (7)0.0063 (6)0.0034 (6)
N330.0275 (8)0.0312 (8)0.0386 (8)0.0039 (6)0.0062 (6)0.0013 (7)
N360.0392 (9)0.0310 (8)0.0348 (8)0.0031 (7)0.0043 (7)0.0072 (7)
N390.0336 (8)0.0330 (8)0.0306 (8)0.0047 (7)0.0099 (6)0.0012 (6)
C10.0306 (9)0.034 (1)0.0457 (11)0.0033 (8)0.0111 (8)0.0038 (9)
C20.031 (1)0.0355 (11)0.0457 (11)0.0021 (8)0.0011 (8)0.0020 (9)
C30.0556 (13)0.0526 (14)0.031 (1)0.0033 (11)0.0045 (9)0.0052 (9)
C40.0484 (12)0.0413 (11)0.032 (1)0.0051 (9)0.0029 (9)0.0105 (9)
C50.0564 (13)0.0360 (11)0.034 (1)0.002 (1)0.0081 (9)0.0126 (9)
C60.0411 (11)0.034 (1)0.0534 (12)0.0028 (9)0.0151 (9)0.0025 (9)
C70.037 (1)0.0273 (9)0.037 (1)0.0021 (8)0.0076 (8)0.0008 (8)
C80.036 (1)0.032 (1)0.0308 (9)0.0016 (8)0.0098 (7)0.0007 (8)
C210.0301 (9)0.0437 (11)0.0313 (9)0.0039 (8)0.0039 (8)0.0050 (8)
C220.039 (1)0.0454 (12)0.0252 (9)0.0022 (9)0.0059 (8)0.0027 (8)
C230.0506 (12)0.0419 (12)0.034 (1)0.009 (1)0.0130 (9)0.0074 (9)
C240.040 (1)0.0466 (12)0.034 (1)0.0019 (9)0.0168 (8)0.0000 (9)
C250.038 (1)0.0440 (11)0.0394 (11)0.0084 (9)0.0162 (8)0.0040 (9)
C260.034 (1)0.0455 (12)0.0523 (13)0.0077 (9)0.0071 (9)0.004 (1)
C270.0457 (11)0.0273 (9)0.0408 (11)0.0054 (8)0.0096 (9)0.0025 (8)
C280.0452 (11)0.029 (1)0.035 (1)0.0053 (8)0.0116 (8)0.0035 (8)
C310.0388 (11)0.031 (1)0.0454 (11)0.0037 (8)0.0151 (9)0.0062 (8)
C320.031 (1)0.0364 (11)0.0485 (12)0.0037 (8)0.0157 (8)0.0028 (9)
C330.032 (1)0.0494 (12)0.0419 (11)0.0033 (9)0.0052 (8)0.002 (1)
C340.037 (1)0.033 (1)0.0472 (12)0.0096 (8)0.0084 (9)0.0001 (9)
C350.0512 (12)0.0336 (11)0.0448 (11)0.0115 (9)0.0122 (9)0.0097 (9)
C360.0594 (14)0.0380 (12)0.0544 (14)0.0052 (11)0.0072 (11)0.014 (1)
C370.0499 (12)0.0502 (13)0.029 (1)0.008 (1)0.0009 (8)0.0089 (9)
C380.0457 (12)0.0484 (12)0.028 (1)0.013 (1)0.0088 (8)0.0052 (9)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Li1—N32.188 (3)C6—H621.000
Li1—N62.142 (3)C6—H631.000
Li1—N92.030 (3)C7—C81.542 (3)
Li1—N391.977 (3)C7—H711.000
Li2—N91.975 (3)C7—H721.000
Li2—N232.141 (3)C8—H811.000
Li2—N262.186 (3)C8—H821.000
Li2—N292.026 (3)C21—C221.536 (3)
Li3—N291.988 (3)C21—H2111.000
Li3—N332.140 (3)C21—H2121.000
Li3—N362.182 (4)C22—H2211.000
Li3—N392.040 (3)C22—H2221.000
N3—C21.471 (3)C23—H2311.000
N3—C31.464 (3)C23—H2321.000
N3—C41.477 (3)C23—H2331.000
N6—C51.465 (2)C24—C251.508 (3)
N6—C61.469 (3)C24—H2411.000
N6—C71.471 (2)C24—H2421.000
N9—C11.457 (2)C25—H2511.000
N9—C81.448 (2)C25—H2521.000
N23—C221.470 (3)C26—H2611.000
N23—C231.455 (3)C26—H2621.000
N23—C241.472 (2)C26—H2631.000
N26—C251.482 (2)C27—C281.528 (3)
N26—C261.469 (3)C27—H2711.000
N26—C271.479 (3)C27—H2721.000
N29—C211.459 (2)C28—H2811.000
N29—C281.452 (3)C28—H2821.000
N33—C321.474 (3)C31—C321.550 (3)
N33—C331.464 (3)C31—H3111.000
N33—C341.469 (3)C31—H3121.000
N36—C351.476 (3)C32—H3211.000
N36—C361.460 (3)C32—H3221.000
N36—C371.480 (3)C33—H3311.000
N39—C311.453 (3)C33—H3321.000
N39—C381.456 (3)C33—H3331.000
C1—C21.525 (3)C34—C351.521 (3)
C1—H111.000C34—H3411.000
C1—H121.000C34—H3421.000
C2—H211.000C35—H3511.000
C2—H221.000C35—H3521.000
C3—H311.000C36—H3611.000
C3—H321.000C36—H3621.000
C3—H331.000C36—H3631.000
C4—C51.518 (3)C37—C381.526 (3)
C4—H411.000C37—H3711.000
C4—H421.000C37—H3721.000
C5—H511.000C38—H3811.000
C5—H521.000C38—H3821.000
C6—H611.000
N3—Li1—N684.54 (12)N3—C4—H42108.8
N3—Li1—N987.55 (13)C5—C4—H42108.9
N6—Li1—N988.20 (13)H41—C4—H42109.5
N3—Li1—N39123.23 (16)N6—C5—H51108.8
N6—Li1—N39120.49 (16)C4—C5—H51108.8
N9—Li1—N39137.34 (17)N6—C5—H52108.8
N9—Li2—N23121.16 (16)C4—C5—H52108.8
N9—Li2—N26124.21 (15)H51—C5—H52109.5
N23—Li2—N2684.36 (12)N6—C6—H61109.5
N9—Li2—N29135.27 (17)N6—C6—H62109.4
N23—Li2—N2988.82 (13)H61—C6—H62109.5
N26—Li2—N2988.11 (13)N6—C6—H63109.5
N29—Li3—N33120.11 (16)H61—C6—H63109.5
N29—Li3—N36124.31 (17)H62—C6—H63109.5
N33—Li3—N3684.76 (13)N6—C7—H71109.2
N29—Li3—N39136.02 (18)C8—C7—H71109.3
N33—Li3—N3989.00 (13)N6—C7—H72109.3
N36—Li3—N3987.70 (13)C8—C7—H72109.3
Li1—N3—C296.45 (13)H71—C7—H72109.5
Li1—N3—C3120.55 (16)N9—C8—H81107.9
C2—N3—C3110.51 (17)C7—C8—H81107.9
Li1—N3—C4105.22 (14)N9—C8—H82108.0
C2—N3—C4113.24 (17)C7—C8—H82108.0
C3—N3—C4110.30 (16)H81—C8—H82109.5
Li1—N6—C5101.93 (14)N29—C21—H211108.1
Li1—N6—C6113.32 (15)C22—C21—H211108.1
C5—N6—C6111.02 (16)N29—C21—H212107.9
Li1—N6—C7104.57 (14)C22—C21—H212107.9
C5—N6—C7114.50 (16)H211—C21—H212109.5
C6—N6—C7111.08 (15)N23—C22—H221109.2
Li1—N9—Li2103.14 (14)C21—C22—H221109.2
Li1—N9—C1107.27 (14)N23—C22—H222109.1
Li2—N9—C1114.93 (15)C21—C22—H222109.0
Li1—N9—C899.51 (14)H221—C22—H222109.5
Li2—N9—C8117.22 (14)N23—C23—H231109.4
C1—N9—C8112.47 (15)N23—C23—H232109.5
Li2—N23—C22103.98 (14)H231—C23—H232109.5
Li2—N23—C23114.35 (15)N23—C23—H233109.5
C22—N23—C23111.56 (16)H231—C23—H233109.5
Li2—N23—C24102.06 (14)H232—C23—H233109.5
C22—N23—C24114.13 (16)N23—C24—H241108.7
C23—N23—C24110.37 (16)C25—C24—H241108.7
Li2—N26—C25105.68 (13)N23—C24—H242108.7
Li2—N26—C26120.29 (15)C25—C24—H242108.7
C25—N26—C26110.54 (16)H241—C24—H242109.5
Li2—N26—C2795.49 (13)N26—C25—H251108.9
C25—N26—C27113.75 (16)C24—C25—H251108.9
C26—N26—C27110.46 (16)N26—C25—H252108.9
Li2—N29—Li3103.68 (14)C24—C25—H252108.9
Li2—N29—C2198.98 (14)H251—C25—H252109.5
Li3—N29—C21117.03 (15)N26—C26—H261109.4
Li2—N29—C28107.08 (14)N26—C26—H262109.5
Li3—N29—C28115.53 (15)H261—C26—H262109.5
C21—N29—C28112.14 (15)N26—C26—H263109.5
Li3—N33—C32104.15 (14)H261—C26—H263109.5
Li3—N33—C33114.35 (15)H262—C26—H263109.5
C32—N33—C33111.32 (16)N26—C27—H271108.5
Li3—N33—C34101.76 (14)C28—C27—H271108.5
C32—N33—C34114.46 (16)N26—C27—H272108.5
C33—N33—C34110.42 (16)C28—C27—H272108.5
Li3—N36—C35105.40 (14)H271—C27—H272109.5
Li3—N36—C36119.58 (16)N29—C28—H281108.8
C35—N36—C36110.62 (17)C27—C28—H281108.8
Li3—N36—C3796.75 (14)N29—C28—H282108.7
C35—N36—C37112.79 (17)C27—C28—H282108.8
C36—N36—C37111.06 (17)H281—C28—H282109.5
Li1—N39—Li3101.75 (14)N39—C31—H311107.9
Li1—N39—C31117.61 (15)C32—C31—H311107.9
Li3—N39—C3198.78 (14)N39—C31—H312107.8
Li1—N39—C38116.64 (15)C32—C31—H312107.9
Li3—N39—C38107.25 (15)H311—C31—H312109.5
C31—N39—C38111.89 (15)N33—C32—H321109.2
N9—C1—C2112.47 (16)C31—C32—H321109.2
N3—C2—C1113.20 (16)N33—C32—H322109.1
N3—C4—C5112.27 (17)C31—C32—H322109.2
N6—C5—C4112.18 (16)H321—C32—H322109.5
N6—C7—C8110.35 (15)N33—C33—H331109.5
N9—C8—C7115.42 (15)N33—C33—H332109.4
N29—C21—C22115.37 (16)H331—C33—H332109.5
N23—C22—C21110.80 (15)N33—C33—H333109.5
N23—C24—C25112.57 (16)H331—C33—H333109.5
N26—C25—C24111.78 (16)H332—C33—H333109.5
N29—C28—C27112.18 (15)N33—C34—H341108.7
N26—C27—C28113.41 (16)C35—C34—H341108.7
N39—C31—C32115.82 (16)N33—C34—H342108.8
N33—C32—C31110.71 (15)C35—C34—H342108.8
N33—C34—C35112.23 (16)H341—C34—H342109.5
N36—C35—C34112.09 (16)N36—C35—H351108.9
N36—C37—C38113.49 (17)C34—C35—H351108.9
N39—C38—C37112.47 (16)N36—C35—H352108.7
N9—C1—H11108.7C34—C35—H352108.8
C2—C1—H11108.7H351—C35—H352109.5
N9—C1—H12108.7N36—C36—H361109.4
C2—C1—H12108.8N36—C36—H362109.4
H11—C1—H12109.5H361—C36—H362109.5
N3—C2—H21108.6N36—C36—H363109.6
C1—C2—H21108.6H361—C36—H363109.5
N3—C2—H22108.5H362—C36—H363109.5
C1—C2—H22108.5N36—C37—H371108.5
H21—C2—H22109.5C38—C37—H371108.4
N3—C3—H31109.5N36—C37—H372108.4
N3—C3—H32109.5C38—C37—H372108.5
H31—C3—H32109.5H371—C37—H372109.5
N3—C3—H33109.4N39—C38—H381108.7
H31—C3—H33109.5C37—C38—H381108.7
H32—C3—H33109.5N39—C38—H382108.8
N3—C4—H41108.8C37—C38—H382108.7
C5—C4—H41108.7H381—C38—H382109.5
 

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