Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o147  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811053487 ]

1-[(6-Chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]imidazolidin-2-iminium chloride

R. Kant, V. K. Gupta, K. Kapoor, M. B. Deshmukh and C. S. Shripanavar

Abstract: The title compound, C₉H₁₂ClN₄⁺·Cl^-, is a natural metabolic product of imidacloprid [systematic name: (E)-1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine] and was obtained by the reduction of the latter using Fe in HCl. The dihedral angle between the pyridine and imidazole rings is 62.09 (12)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N-HCl and C-HCl interactions involving the chloride anion. The pyridine N and the chloride atoms are not involved in intermolecular interactions.

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