Synthesis ofN,N′-ditosyl-8, 19-dimethoxy-2,5-diaza-[6.1]-naphthyl-cyclophane: crystal and molecular structure of its 1∶1 chloroform solvate

The title compound, C41H40N2O6S2, has been synthesised in good yield and was found to form a 1∶1 inclusion compound with CHCl3 and other organic solvents. The crystal and molecular structure of the CHCl3 solvate has been determined by single crystal X-ray analysis and refined to anR-value of 0.034 for 3229 reflections. The compound is monoclinic, space groupP21/c, witha=15.316(1),b=14.515(1),c=18.720(3) Å, β=101.98(1)o, andZ=4. One molecule of chloroform is included in the crystal lattice.