Abstract
Tosylated cyclen is synthesized by the condensation of tritosylated diethanolamine and tosylamide monosodium salt under microwave irradiation, which, on detosylation with HBr, gives cyclen dihydrobromide. X‐ray crystal structure of cyclen dihydrobromide is reported.
Acknowledgment
This research was carried out with the financial support from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. We thank Babu Varghese, Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Center, IIT‐M, Chennai, India, for his help with the crystal structure.