Abstract: | The title compound, bis(2,4‐dinitrophenolato‐κ2O,O′)(1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxadecane‐κ6O)barium(II), [Ba(C6H3N2O5)2(C12H24O6)], is a 1:1 complex of barium(II)–2,4‐dinitrophenolate and 1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxacyclooctadecane (18‐crown‐6). Its structure is located on a crystallographic inversion centre. The temperature dependence of the crystal structure has been studied. The monoclinic β angle of the P21/n space group increases with increasing temperature. The packing structure of the complex is stabilized by intermolecular C—H?O interactions. |