(NE,NE)-N,N-Bis(4-hex-yloxy-3-methoxy-benzyl-idene)ethane-1,2-diamine.

The title compound, C(30)H(44)N(2)O(4), was obtained from the dimerization of 4-hexyl-oxyvanillin with ethyl-enediamine in 95% methanol solution. It adopts a trans configuration with respect to the C=N bond and possesses a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry.