Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, o513-o514  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810003624 ]

2-Amino-3-ammoniopyridinium dichloride

M. Hemamalini and H.-K. Fun

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₅H₉N₃²⁺·2Cl^-, contains two diprotonated 2,3-diaminopyridine cations and four chloride anions. In the crystal structure, the anions and cations are connected by intermolecular N-HCl and C-HCl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. The crystal structure is further stabilized by - interactions between pyridinium rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.695 (1) Å].

Online 3 February 2010

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