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Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o627-o628  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808004856 ]

4-(Dimethylamino)pyridinium 4-toluenesulfonate

C. J. McAdam and J. Simpson

Abstract: In the title compound, C7H11N2+·C7H7O3S-, the cation is protonated at the N atom of the heterocyclic ring. The dimethylamino group lies close to the pyridinium ring plane with a dihedral angle between the pyridinium and the dimethylamine CNC planes of 3.82 (17)°. The N-C bond linking the dimethylamino substituent to the pyridinium ring is characteristically short [1.3360 (19) Å], suggesting some delocalization in the cation. In the crystal structure, N-H...O hydrogen bonds link individual pairs of cations and anions. The structure is further stabilized by an extensive series of C-H...O hydrogen bonds, augmented by [pi]-[pi] [centroid-centroid distance between adjacent pyridinium rings = 3.5807 (10) Å] and C-H...[pi] interactions, giving a network structure.

Online 27 February 2008


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