Synthesis, spectroscopic and structural studies of new Schiff bases prepared from 3,5-Bu2t-salicylaldehyde and heterocyclic amines: X-ray structure of N-(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1-ethylcarboxylato-4-aminopiperidine.

Two new sterically hindered salicylaldimines, N-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-4)-3,5-Bu2t-salicylaldimine (I) and N-(1-carboxyethyl piperidine-4)-3,5-Bu2t-salicylaldimine (II), have been prepared and characterized by IR, UV-vis, 1H NMR, 13C NMR techniques and the structure of II has been examined by X-ray crystallography. No intermolecular H-bonding, pi-pi stacking or C--H...pi interactions are observed in the structure. The crystal structure the was mainly governed by intermolecular steric repulsions, due to bulky tert-butyl groups and the tendency of salicylaldimine rings to pack in parallel mode forms one-dimensional columns.