Cyclam

Cyclam (1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) is an organic compound with the formula (NHCH2CH2NHCH2CH2CH2)2. Classified as an aza-crown ether, it is a white solid that is soluble in water. As a macrocyclic ligand, it binds strongly to many transition metal cations. The compound was first prepared by the reaction of 1,3-dibromopropane and ethylenediamine.

Cyclam
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.491
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H24N4/c1-3-11-7-9-13-5-2-6-14-10-8-12-4-1/h11-14H,1-10H2 Y
    Key: MDAXKAUIABOHTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES
  • N1CCNCCCNCCNCCC1
Properties
C10H24N4
Molar mass 200.330 g·mol−1
Melting point 185 to 188 °C (365 to 370 °F; 458 to 461 K)
5 g/100 mL (20 °C)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The compound features four secondary amines. Its complexes therefore can exist as several diastereomers, depending on the relative orientation of the N–H centres. Its complexes feature alternating five- and six-membered chelate rings. The closely related ligand cyclen ((CH2CH2NH)4) forms only five-membered C2N2M chelate rings and tends not to form square-planar complexes.

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