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Volume 66 
Part 5 
Page o1224  
May 2010  

Received 22 April 2010
Accepted 24 April 2010
Online 30 April 2010

Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 296 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.003 Å
R = 0.043
wR = 0.115
Data-to-parameter ratio = 13.2
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4-[3,5-Bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-2,6-dimethyl-4-pyridyl]pyridinium nitrate

aDepartment of Chemistry, Dezhou University, Shandong 253023, People's Republic of China
Correspondence e-mail: liyumei_dzc@yahoo.com.cn

In the title molecular salt, C18H21N2O4+·NO3-, the dihedral angle between the two pyridine rings is 61.24 (8)°. In the crystal, the cation and anion are linked by intermolecular N-H...O hydrogen bonds.

Related literature

For general background to metal-organic frameworks, see: Zhang et al. (2003[Zhang, X. T., Lu, C. Z., Zhang, Q. Z., Lu, S. F., Yang, W. B., Liu, J. C. & Zhuang, H. H. (2003). Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. pp. 1181-1185.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data
  • C18H21N2O4+·NO3-

  • Mr = 391.38

  • Orthorhombic, P n a 21

  • a = 9.075 (9) Å

  • b = 15.496 (15) Å

  • c = 14.125 (13) Å

  • V = 1987 (3) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 0.10 mm-1

  • T = 296 K

  • 0.37 × 0.33 × 0.24 mm

Data collection
  • Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001[Bruker (2001). SAINT-Plus and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]) Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.975

  • 9196 measured reflections

  • 3395 independent reflections

  • 2877 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.156

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.043

  • wR(F2) = 0.115

  • S = 1.00

  • 3395 reflections

  • 258 parameters

  • 1 restraint

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • [Delta][rho]max = 0.17 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -0.21 e Å-3

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D-H...A D-H H...A D...A D-H...A
N2-H2A...O5i 0.86 1.90 2.752 (3) 171
Symmetry code: (i) [x-{\script{1\over 2}}, -y+{\script{3\over 2}}, z].

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004[Bruker (2004). APEX2. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001[Bruker (2001). SAINT-Plus and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.


Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: HB5413 ).


References

Bruker (2001). SAINT-Plus and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Bruker (2004). APEX2. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.  [CrossRef] [details]
Zhang, X. T., Lu, C. Z., Zhang, Q. Z., Lu, S. F., Yang, W. B., Liu, J. C. & Zhuang, H. H. (2003). Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. pp. 1181-1185.  [CSD] [CrossRef]


Acta Cryst (2010). E66, o1224  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810015035 ]

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