Crystal structure of the 1 : 1 : 6 complex between 18-crown-6, hydroquinone and water

Hydroquinone forms a 1 : 1 : 6 complex with 18-crown-6 and water. Crystals of this complex are monoclinic, space groupP2₁/a witha = 14.289(1),b = 7.972(1),c = 11.596(1) Å, = 97.72(1)°,Z = 2,D _c = 1.22 g cm^–3. The hydroquinone and crown ether molecules lie on centres of symmetry with the crown in theD _3d conformation. The water molecules act as a bridge between hydroquinone and the crown ether. The structure consists of molecules linked by a 3-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds: the hydroquinone and two water molecules lie roughly in the (001) plane; the crown ether and four water molecules form bipyramidal structures which are stacked in layers alternating with the previous planes.