Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o2265-o2267  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806016485 ]

The first molecular structure containing four hydroperoxo groups: piperazine-2,3,5,6-tetrayl tetrahydroperoxide pyrazine disolvate dihydrate

A. V. Churakov, L. G. Kuz'mina, P. V. Prikhodchenko and J. A. K. Howard

Abstract: The reaction of pyrazine with hydrogen peroxide resulted in piperazine-2,3,5,6-tetrayl tetrahydroperoxide, crystallizing as its pyrazine disolvate dihydrate, C₄H₁₀N₂O₈·2C₄H₄N₂·2H₂O. In the crystal structure, the tetraperoxo molecules, which possess a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry, are linked into a three-dimensional network by hydrogen-bonding interactions involving the pyrazine and water molecules.

Online 10 May 2006

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