N,N'-Bis(3,5-dichloro-benzyl-idene)-ethane-1,2-diamine

The mol-ecule of the title Schiff base compound, C(16)H(12)Cl(4)N(2), lies across an inversion centre and adopts an E configuration with respect to the azomethine C=N bond. The imine groups are coplanar with the aromatic rings. Within the mol-ecule, the planar units are parallel but extend in opposite directions from the dimethyl-ene bridge. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked together by inter-molecular C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds along the a axis.