Dimethyl 2-[24-acetyl-28-oxo-8,11,14-trioxa-24,27-diaza-penta-cyclo-[19.5.1.1(22,26).0(2,7).0(15,20)]octa-cosa-2,4,6,15(20),16,18-hexaen-27-yl]but-2-enedioate.

The title compound, C(31)H(34)N(2)O(9), is a product of the Michael addition of the cyclic secondary amine subunit of the (bis-pidino)aza-14-crown-4 ether to dimethyl acetyl-ene-dicarboxyl-ate. The mol-ecule comprises a tricyclic system containing the aza-14-crown-3 ether macrocycle and two six-membered piperidinone rings. The aza-14-crown-3-ether ring adopts a bowl conformation with a dihedral angle between the planes of the fused benzene rings of 51.14 (5)°. The central piperidone ring has a boat conformation, whereas the terminal piperidone ring adopts a chair conformation. The dimethyl ethyl-enedicarboxyl-ate fragment has a cis configuration with a dihedral angle of 56.56 (7)° between the two carboxyl-ate groups. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

24-Acetyl-8,11,14-trioxa-24,27-diaza-penta-cyclo-[19.5.1.1(22,26).0(2,7).0(15,20)]octa-cosa-2,4,6,15(20),16,18-hexaen-28-one.

The title compound, C(25)H(28)N(2)O(5), is a product of the Petrenko-Kritchenko condensation of N-acetyl-piperidone with 1,5-bis-(2-formyl-phen-oxy)-3-oxapentane and ammonium acetate. The mol-ecule comprises a fused penta-cyclic system containing an aza-14-crown-3-ether macrocycle, two piperidone and two benzene rings. The aza-14-crown-3-ether ring adopts a bowl conformation. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings fused to the aza-14-crown-4-ether unit is 70.18 (4)°. The central piperidone ring has a boat conformation, whereas the terminal piperidone ring adopts a chair conformation. The conformation of the central piperidone ring is determined by two intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions into chains along [010].

Dimethyl 2-[22,24-dimethyl-23-oxo-8,11,14-trioxa-25-aza-tetra-cyclo-[19.3.1.0(2,7).0(15,20)]penta-cosa-2,4,6,15(20),16,18-hexaen-25-yl]but-2-enedioate.

The title compound, C(29)H(33)NO(8), is a product of the Michael addition of the cyclic secondary amine subunit of the aza-14-crown-4 ether to dimethyl acetyl-enedicarboxyl-ate. The piperidinone ring exhibits a distorted chair conformation, and the dimethyl ethylenedicarboxylate fragment has a cis configuration with a dihedral angle of 78.96 (5)° between the two carboxyl-ate groups. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.