3,6,9,16,19,22-Hexaaza­tricyclo­[22.2.2.211,14]­triaconta-1(27),11 (30),12,14(29),24(28),25-hexa­ene hexa­kis(p-toluene­sulfonate) dihydrate

In the title compound, C(24)H(44)N(6) (6+).6C(7)H(7)O(3)S(-).2H(2)O, the macrocycle crystallizes in its hexaprotonated form, accompanied by six p-toluenesulfonate ions and two water molecules, and lies on an inversion center. The three independent p-toluenesulfonate anions and their inversion equivalents at (1 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z) are linked to the macrocyclic cation through N-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO hydrogen bonds. Of these, two p-toluenesulfonate ions are located on opposite sides of the macrocyclic plane and are linked to bridgehead N atoms via N-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO hydrogen bonds. The remaining four p-toluenesulfonate ions bridge two adjacent macrocyclic cationic units through N-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO hydrogen bonding involving other N atoms, forming a chain along the a axis. The water molecules, which could not be located and may be disordered, do not interact with the macrocycle; however, they form hydrogen bonds with anions.