The title crown ether, C28H40O8, crystallizes in an orthorhombic cell with
the full molecule generated from crystallographic inversion symmetry. The r
ing consists of 30 atoms which could potentially influence the size of the
ring cavity and the conformational flexibility. Unusual C-O-C-C and O-C-C-O
torsion-angle geometries, deviating by as much as 30 degrees from their id
eal values, have been observed.