Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o1014-o1016  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803013473 ]

3,3'-Diethyl-1,1'-butylenedi[5(6)-methylbenzimidazolium] diiodide dihydrate

S. Öztürk, M. Akkurt, H. Küçükbay, N. Okuyucu and H.-K. Fun

Abstract: The molecule of the title compound, C₂₄H₃₂N₄²⁺·2I^-·2H₂O, possesses C_i symmetry with the inversion center at the mid-point of the central C-C bond between two benzimidazolium rings. In the crystal structure, the molecules stack along the a axis, forming channels occupied by a chain of I^- ions bridged by water molecules via O-HI hydrogen bonds.

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