Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2367  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809033777 ]

5,6-Dihydroxy-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium chloride dihydrate

X.-Y. Lin, S.-J. Tang and W.-S. Wu

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₂H₉N₂O₂⁺·Cl^-·2H₂O, exhibits a layered structure which is stabilized by intermolecular O-HO, O-HCl^- and N⁺-HCl^- hydrogen bonds, and - interactions (centroid-centroid distances = 3.654 and 3.583 Å). The distances between the molecules are 3.371 and 3.294 Å.

Online 5 September 2009

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