Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o3682-o3683  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807037117 ]

2-Methylanilinium chloride monohydrate

M. Benslimane, H. Merazig, S. Bouacida, S. Denbri, A. Beghidja and L. Ouahab

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₇H₁₀N⁺·Cl^-·H₂O, contains a 2-methylanilinium cation, a chloride anion and one molecule of water. The crystal structure consists of alternating layers of hydrophobic and hydrophilic zones of o-toluidine along the c axis. The water molecules and the chloride anions are sandwiched between these layers. A large number of cation-anion, cation-water and water-anion hydrogen bonds result in a two-dimensional network which reinforces the cohesion of the ionic structure.

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