Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o1987  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680803002X ]

2-(3-Nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium chloride

L.-J. Cui

Abstract: The title compound, C₂₁H₁₆N₃O₂⁺·Cl^-, contains two organic cations with similar conformation and two chloride ions in the asymmetric unit. The imidazole and benzene rings are twisted with respect to each other [dihedral angles of 24.05 (16), 24.31 (16) and 50.38 (13) in one cation and 27.70 (15), 25.07 (16) and 45.86 (14)° in the other]. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-HCl hydrogen bonds, forming an infinite one-dimensional chain parallel to the c axis.

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