Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o858-o859  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802012527 ]

Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ammonium perchlorate

R. J. Butcher, Y. Gultneh and A. R. Khan

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₂H₁₄N₃⁺·ClO₄^-, crystallizes from a solution of bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine and HClO₄ in water/DMF (3:1, v/v) with the secondary amine N atom protonated. The two pyridine arms of the ligand are held in a closed conformation through a strong bifurcated hydrogen bond from one of the ammonium H atoms. The ClO₄^- anion is also hydrogen bonded to the same H atom of the ammonium N atom, with an NO distance of 2.899 (4) Å. The other ammonium H atom is hydrogen bonded to an O atom of a symmetry-related perchlorate anion.

Online 19 July 2002

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