Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o1453  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809020054 ]

1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-4-methylpyridinium bromide

H. Chen, K. Zhu and G.-X. Liu

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₄H₁₃N₂⁺·Br^-, the 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-methylpyridinium cation has a -shaped conformation, and the dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridinium rings is 75.8 (2)°. In the crystal, two cations form a dimer through - interactions between pyridine rings [the centroid-centroid distance is 3.685 (1) Å].

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