Mambanda, A.Jaganyi, D.Munro, O. Q.2024-07-042024-07-042007https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270107049293https://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5982In N,N,N′,N′-tetra­kis(2-pyridyl­methyl)­propane-1,3-diamine, C27H30N6, (I), and N,N,N′,N′-tetra­kis(2-pyridyl­methyl)­butane-1,4-diamine, C28H32N6, (II), the twofold rotational symmetry of (I) favours the formation of a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded polymer with two columns of C—H...N hydrogen bonds, while the inversion symmetry of (II) allows the formation of a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded polymer stabilized by four columns of C—H...N hydrogen bonds. The possible role played by the chain length of the linking alkanediamine in determining the type of supra­molecular architecture in this series of compounds is discussed.enArticle