The structure of the ethylenediamine–formaldehyde condensation product
Abstract
The structure of the principal condensation product between ethylenediamine and formaldehyde is not 1,3,6,8-tetra-azatricyclo[6,2,1,13,6]dodecane (I) but is 1,3,6,8-tetra-azatricyclo[4,4,1,13,8]dodecane (II), the molecules of which show an interesting inversion process both in the solid and in solution.