The centrosymmetric molecule N,N'-hexamethylenebis-(3 -pyridinecarboxa
mide), C18H22N4O2, contains a crystallographic centre of inversion, wi
th only half of the molecule constituting the asymmetric unit. There a
re intermolecular N-H ... O=C hydrogen bonds [N ... O2.996 (2) Angstro
m] present in the structure.