Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o124-o125  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806051695 ]

N-Amidinio-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-pyrazoline-1-carboxamidine chloride (BPC-151), an oral hypoglycaemic agent

M. Gdaniec, F. Saczewski and Z. Brzozowski

Abstract: In the title compound, C₈H₁₇N₆^+.Cl^-, the biguanidinium unit is non-planar and the bridging N atom is unprotonated. The ions are connected by hydrogen bonds into a two-dimensional network.

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