Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, o674-o675  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804006749 ]

The photodimer of 1-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-3-ethylimidazolium iodide

Q.-X. Liu, H.-B. Song, F.-B. Xu, Q.-S. Li and Z.-Z. Zhang

Abstract: The title compound, 9,10'-bis(3-ethylimidazolium-1-ylmethyl)-9,9':10,10'-bianthracenyl diiodide, was obtained by the photodimerization of 1-(9-anthracenylmethyl)-3-ethylimidazolium iodide. The centrosymmetric crystal structure confirms that the compound is a head-to-tail dimer.

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