Synthesis of R-(-)-2-Ethyl-N-benzyl (monoaza-15-crown-5) and the Crystal Structure of Its Sodium Perchlorate Complex

A new complex of a chiral monoaza-crown ether, [R-(-)-2-ethyl-N-benzyl-4,7,10,13-tetraoxa-1-azacyclopentadeceane) NaClO₄], has been prepared and studied by x-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in space group P2₁ with cell dimensions a = 9.480(1), b = 15.978(2), c = 15.816(2) Å, = 105.51(1)°, Z = 4. The final R value is 0.055 for 2711 observed reflections and 540 parameters. There are twomolecules in the asymmetric unit labelled A and B. The sodium ion is hexacoordinated. The average values for the Na–-O_eth (etheric) distances are 2.364(6), 2.317(7) Å and the Na–N distances are 2.679(6), 2.611(7) Å; the Na–-O(ClO₄) contacts are2.497(7) and 2.257(10) Å, for A and B, respectively.