5,5′-Bis[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-2,2′-bipyridine

The molecule of the title compound, C18H28N2Si2, occupies a special position on an inversion centre. The Si—CH2—C(ipso) plane is approximately orthogonal to the plane of the pyridine rings, the corresponding dihedral angle being 82.0 (2)°.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: George V. Meehan, Christopher R. K. Glasson, Murray S. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-02-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536807052154