Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2386  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809035454 ]

3-Benzyl-1-methylimidazolium picrate

M. Pi, X.-L. Liu, J.-J. Xu and C.-M. Jin

Abstract: In the title salt, C₁₁H₁₃N₂⁺·C₆H₂N₃O₇^-, the dihedral angles between the benzene ring in the cation and the imidazolium ring and the benzene ring of the picrate anion are 113.7 (2) and 116.3 (2)°, respectively. The imidazolium ring is nearly parallel to the benzene ring of the picrate anion, the dihedral angle between the planes being 2.6 (1)°. The nitro groups in the picrate anions are disordered (occupancy ratio 0.54:0.46). The crystal packing is stabilized by weak C-HO interactions between the cation-anion pairs.

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