organic compounds
(Dimethylphosphoryl)methanaminium chloride
aInstitut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Lehrstuhl II: Material- und Strukturforschung, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: reissg@hhu.de
The 3H11NOP+·Cl−, is primarily built from centrosymmetric dimers of two cations, connected head-to-tail by two charge-supported strong N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, with a graph-set descriptor R22(10). The chloride counter-anions connect these dimeric cationic units into chains along the a-axis direction.
of the title salt, CRelated literature
For related compounds, see: Varbanov et al. (1987); Borisov et al. (1994); Kaukorat et al. (1997); Zagraniarsky et al. (2008); Kochel (2009). For a definition of the term tecton, see: Brunet et al. (1997); Resnati & Metrangolo (2007). For the use of anionic phosphinic acid derivatives as supramolecular tectons, see: Glidewell et al. (2000); Chen et al. (2010). For graph-set theory and its applications, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995); Grell et al. (2002). For hydrogen-bonded phosphinic acid derivatives, see: Reiss & Engel (2008); Meyer et al. (2010). For typical NH+⋯Cl− hydrogen-bond parameters, see: Farrugia et al. (2001); Reiss & Bajorat (2008); Kovács & Varga (2006). For the DDM program used to obtain a profile fit of the powder diffraction data of a bulk sample of the title compound, see: Solovyov (2004).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2011); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812037890/fj2594sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812037890/fj2594Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812037890/fj2594Isup3.cml
In a typical reaction 0.5 g (4.67 mmol) dpma was dissolved in 3 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid (30–32%). The mixture was heated for a few minutes to give a clear, colourless solution. On slow cooling to room temperature colourless platelets grow from the mother liquor. The title compound is hygroscopic and storage at ambient conditions liquefies the crystalline material within a few minutes.
To check the purity of the synthesized material, powder diffraction data of a representative part of the bulk phase were collected at ambient temperature on a Stoe Stadi P diffractometer equipped with a PositionSensitiveDetector (flat sample, transmission, Cu Kα1). A profile fit (Solovyov, 2004) on the powder diffraction data based on the structure model obtained from the single-crystal experiment proved the identity of the title structure with the bulk sample (Fig. 4). Only a small amount of a crystalline, unidentified impurity is present in the diffraction pattern. (T = 290 K, a = 5.3216 (3) Å, b = 7.8073 (6) Å, c = 8.8594 (5) Å, α = 84.591 (3) °, β = 87.536 (2) °, γ = 88.909 (3) °, R-DDM = 12.22; R-DDMexp = 3.13; S = 3.90). – The Raman spectrum was measured using a Bruker MULTIRAM spectrometer (Nd:YAG-Laser at 1064 nm; RT-InGaAs-detector); 4000–70 cm-1: 2979(s), 2907 (s), 2844(w), 2631(vw), 2585(vw), 1610(vw), 1528(vw), 1449(vw), 1432(m), 1405(w), 1345(vw), 1310(vw, br), 1156(w), 1137(vw), 1091(vw), 1026(w), 946(vw), 920(vw), 895(vw), 859(vw), 786(vw), 725(m), 665(s), 452(w), 370(w), 321(vw), 285(w), 245(m), 137(w), 84(m). – IR spectroscopic data were collected on a Digilab FT3400 spectrometer using a MIRacle ATR unit (Pike Technologies); 4000–560 cm-1: 3372(m, br), 2970(s), 2892(s), 2840(s), 2697(m), 2627(m, sh), 2597(s), 2260(vw), 2075(w), 1621(m), 1607(m), 1523(m), 1445(vw), 1422(m), 1407(w, sh), 1349(vw), 1299(m), 1150(m), 1124(m), 1087(m, sh), 1026(w), 942(m), 918(m), 889(s), 856(m), 783(w), 755(w), 723(w), 662(vw).
Methyl H-atoms were identified in difference syntheses, idealized and refined using rigid groups allowed to rotate about the P—C bond (AFIX 137 option of the SHELXL97 program). The coordinates of all other H-atoms were refined freely with individual UIsovalues.
(Dimethylphosphinyl)methanamine (dpma) can easily be obtained by a two-step synthesis (Varbanov et al., 1987). To date only a limited number of structurally characterized dpma containing compounds are reported. On the one hand the structures of some transition metal complexes have been reported: Zn, Ni and Pd, (Borisov et al., 1994); Cu, (Kochel, 2009). On the other hand the solid state structure of the dpma molecule itself has been determined (Kochel, 2009). A recent search in the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Base showed, that there is no structural report on the N-protonated (dimethylphosphoryl)methanaminium (dpmaH) so far, whereas the salt of the N-methylated derivative (Kaukorat et al., 1997) and also more sophisticated substituated compounds are known (Zagraniarsky et al., 2008). Alkyldiphosphinates have been used as tectons (for the term tecton, see: Brunet et al., 1997; Resnati & Metrangolo, 2007) to construct hydrogen bonded frameworks (Glidewell et al., 2000) and also amino phosphinic anions are known to construct hydrogen bonded one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional supramolecular architectures (Chen et al., 2010). The
on the title compound is part of our continuing interest on the hydrogen bonding of methylphosphinic acids and its derivatives (Reiss & Engel, 2008) and its capability as tectons for the crystal engineering of new structural motifs and yet unknown species (Meyer et al., 2010).The synthesis of the title compound dpmaHCl succeeded by the reaction of dpma with concentrated hydrochloric acid. Hence, the cationic dpmaH features the hydrogen bond donor group NH3+ at the one end and the hydrogen bond accepting group –P=O at the other end, this tecton should be able to form a variety of connections among themselves and to various counter anions. In the title structure two dpmaH cations are connected by strong –NH+···O=P– hydrogen bonds (Tab. 1) head to tail to form cyclic dimers (Fig. 1; first level graph-set descriptor: R22(10); Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995; Grell et al., 2002). These dimers are located on centres of inversion in the triclinic 1. All bond lengths and angles in the dpmaH cation are in the typical range. Each dicationic cyclic dimer forms hydrogen bonds to four neighbouring chloride anions. These chloride anions form hydrogen bonds to the next dimeric unit giving an one-dimensional chain structure along [100]. The second level graph-set descriptor of this backbone-connection is C12(4) (Fig. 2). Two dpmaH cations of neighbouring dimers and the two chloride anions located between them form a complex hydrogen bonded eighteen-membered ring motif (third level graph-set descriptor: R46(18); Fig. 2) around a center of inversion (Fig. 2 & 3). The bond lengths of the two crystallographic independent, charge supported NH+···Cl- hydrogen bonds are nearly identical and in the typical range for the combination of aminium groups connected to chloride anions (Farrugia et al., 2001; Kovács & Varga, 2006; Reiss & Bajorat, 2008). A constructor-graph (Grell et al., 2002) of exactly that part of the title structure shown in Fig. 2 is shown in Fig. 3. In this schematic diagram cations and anions are replaced by dots. Each hydrogen bond is represented by an arrow from the donor to the acceptor.
PFor related compounds, see: Varbanov et al. (1987); Borisov et al. (1994); Kaukorat et al. (1997); Zagraniarsky et al. (2008); Kochel (2009). For a definition of the term tecton, see: Brunet et al. (1997); Resnati & Metrangolo (2007). For the use of anionic phosphinic acid derivatives as supramolecular tectons, see: Glidewell et al. (2000); Chen et al. (2010). For graph-set theory and its applications, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995); Grell et al. (2002). For hydrogen-bonded phosphinic acid derivatives, see: Reiss & Engel (2008); Meyer et al. (2010). For typical NH+···Cl- hydrogen-bond parameters, see: Farrugia et al. (2001); Reiss & Bajorat (2008); Kovács & Varga (2006). For the DDM program used to obtain a profile fit of the powder diffraction data of a bulk sample of the title compound, see: Solovyov (2004).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2011); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C3H11NOP+·Cl− | Z = 2 |
Mr = 143.55 | F(000) = 152 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.336 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 5.2965 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 3569 reflections |
b = 7.7030 (4) Å | θ = 3.3–32.6° |
c = 8.8035 (3) Å | µ = 0.66 mm−1 |
α = 84.057 (4)° | T = 106 K |
β = 87.691 (3)° | Plate, colourless |
γ = 89.016 (4)° | 0.92 × 0.78 × 0.05 mm |
V = 356.93 (3) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer, Eos | 2076 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1968 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.012 |
Detector resolution: 16.2711 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 3.4° |
ω scans | h = −4→7 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.613, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −12→12 |
3785 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.049 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.012P)2 + 0.2P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.08 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2076 reflections | Δρmax = 0.48 e Å−3 |
93 parameters | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.012 (2) |
C3H11NOP+·Cl− | γ = 89.016 (4)° |
Mr = 143.55 | V = 356.93 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 5.2965 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 7.7030 (4) Å | µ = 0.66 mm−1 |
c = 8.8035 (3) Å | T = 106 K |
α = 84.057 (4)° | 0.92 × 0.78 × 0.05 mm |
β = 87.691 (3)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer, Eos | 2076 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1968 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.613, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.012 |
3785 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.049 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.48 e Å−3 |
2076 reflections | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
93 parameters |
Experimental. Absorption correction: CrysAlisPro, Agilent Technologies, Version 1.171.35.21 Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm. |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Cl1 | 0.83052 (4) | −0.22956 (3) | 0.16135 (3) | 0.01445 (7) | |
P1 | 0.48926 (5) | 0.25417 (3) | 0.28914 (3) | 0.00963 (7) | |
O1 | 0.65884 (14) | 0.18353 (10) | 0.41347 (8) | 0.01364 (15) | |
N1 | 0.31590 (16) | −0.08170 (11) | 0.28582 (10) | 0.01068 (16) | |
H1 | 0.465 (3) | −0.105 (2) | 0.2342 (17) | 0.024 (4)* | |
H2 | 0.192 (3) | −0.142 (2) | 0.2566 (18) | 0.023 (4)* | |
H3 | 0.338 (3) | −0.112 (2) | 0.3865 (19) | 0.025 (4)* | |
C1 | 0.23746 (18) | 0.10462 (13) | 0.26016 (12) | 0.01177 (18) | |
H1A | 0.099 (3) | 0.1224 (18) | 0.3275 (16) | 0.017 (3)* | |
H1B | 0.185 (3) | 0.128 (2) | 0.1563 (18) | 0.022 (4)* | |
C2 | 0.3235 (2) | 0.45000 (15) | 0.32696 (15) | 0.0207 (2) | |
H2A | 0.4425 | 0.5416 | 0.3322 | 0.036 (5)* | |
H2B | 0.2293 | 0.4306 | 0.4225 | 0.031 (4)* | |
H2C | 0.2098 | 0.4830 | 0.2465 | 0.029 (4)* | |
C3 | 0.6544 (2) | 0.29523 (15) | 0.10879 (12) | 0.0159 (2) | |
H3A | 0.7423 | 0.1910 | 0.0845 | 0.028 (4)* | |
H3B | 0.7737 | 0.3868 | 0.1135 | 0.030 (4)* | |
H3C | 0.5361 | 0.3300 | 0.0312 | 0.020 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.00962 (11) | 0.01729 (12) | 0.01731 (13) | −0.00050 (8) | −0.00147 (8) | −0.00548 (9) |
P1 | 0.00893 (12) | 0.00947 (12) | 0.01030 (12) | 0.00069 (8) | −0.00136 (8) | 0.00023 (8) |
O1 | 0.0127 (3) | 0.0166 (4) | 0.0112 (3) | 0.0006 (3) | −0.0029 (3) | 0.0011 (3) |
N1 | 0.0099 (4) | 0.0110 (4) | 0.0113 (4) | −0.0007 (3) | −0.0019 (3) | −0.0013 (3) |
C1 | 0.0085 (4) | 0.0118 (4) | 0.0146 (5) | 0.0006 (3) | −0.0016 (3) | 0.0008 (3) |
C2 | 0.0192 (5) | 0.0141 (5) | 0.0296 (6) | 0.0047 (4) | −0.0037 (4) | −0.0056 (4) |
C3 | 0.0131 (5) | 0.0222 (5) | 0.0117 (5) | −0.0035 (4) | −0.0010 (4) | 0.0025 (4) |
P1—O1 | 1.4966 (7) | C1—H1A | 0.941 (15) |
P1—C3 | 1.7832 (11) | C1—H1B | 0.965 (15) |
P1—C2 | 1.7866 (11) | C2—H2A | 0.9600 |
P1—C1 | 1.8199 (10) | C2—H2B | 0.9600 |
N1—C1 | 1.4844 (13) | C2—H2C | 0.9600 |
N1—H1 | 0.921 (16) | C3—H3A | 0.9600 |
N1—H2 | 0.872 (16) | C3—H3B | 0.9600 |
N1—H3 | 0.905 (16) | C3—H3C | 0.9600 |
O1—P1—C3 | 112.50 (5) | N1—C1—H1B | 108.5 (9) |
O1—P1—C2 | 114.00 (5) | P1—C1—H1B | 108.3 (9) |
C3—P1—C2 | 107.74 (6) | H1A—C1—H1B | 109.1 (13) |
O1—P1—C1 | 112.45 (4) | P1—C2—H2A | 109.5 |
C3—P1—C1 | 105.97 (5) | P1—C2—H2B | 109.5 |
C2—P1—C1 | 103.48 (5) | H2A—C2—H2B | 109.5 |
C1—N1—H1 | 112.4 (9) | P1—C2—H2C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—H2 | 106.4 (10) | H2A—C2—H2C | 109.5 |
H1—N1—H2 | 111.5 (14) | H2B—C2—H2C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—H3 | 109.8 (10) | P1—C3—H3A | 109.5 |
H1—N1—H3 | 107.6 (13) | P1—C3—H3B | 109.5 |
H2—N1—H3 | 109.1 (14) | H3A—C3—H3B | 109.5 |
N1—C1—P1 | 113.12 (7) | P1—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
N1—C1—H1A | 107.9 (9) | H3A—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
P1—C1—H1A | 109.8 (9) | H3B—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
O1—P1—C1—N1 | −34.32 (9) | C2—P1—C1—N1 | −157.80 (8) |
C3—P1—C1—N1 | 88.97 (8) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···Cl1 | 0.921 (16) | 2.245 (16) | 3.1367 (9) | 162.8 (13) |
N1—H2···Cl1i | 0.872 (16) | 2.262 (16) | 3.1134 (9) | 165.3 (14) |
N1—H3···O1ii | 0.905 (16) | 1.791 (16) | 2.6900 (12) | 172.4 (15) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C3H11NOP+·Cl− |
Mr | 143.55 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 106 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.2965 (2), 7.7030 (4), 8.8035 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 84.057 (4), 87.691 (3), 89.016 (4) |
V (Å3) | 356.93 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.66 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.92 × 0.78 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer, Eos |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.613, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3785, 2076, 1968 |
Rint | 0.012 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.021, 0.049, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 2076 |
No. of parameters | 93 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.48, −0.34 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2011), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···Cl1 | 0.921 (16) | 2.245 (16) | 3.1367 (9) | 162.8 (13) |
N1—H2···Cl1i | 0.872 (16) | 2.262 (16) | 3.1134 (9) | 165.3 (14) |
N1—H3···O1ii | 0.905 (16) | 1.791 (16) | 2.6900 (12) | 172.4 (15) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
We thank E. Hammes and P. Roloff for technical support. We acknowledge the support for the publication fee by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the open access publication fund of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
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(Dimethylphosphinyl)methanamine (dpma) can easily be obtained by a two-step synthesis (Varbanov et al., 1987). To date only a limited number of structurally characterized dpma containing compounds are reported. On the one hand the structures of some transition metal complexes have been reported: Zn, Ni and Pd, (Borisov et al., 1994); Cu, (Kochel, 2009). On the other hand the solid state structure of the dpma molecule itself has been determined (Kochel, 2009). A recent search in the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Base showed, that there is no structural report on the N-protonated (dimethylphosphoryl)methanaminium (dpmaH) so far, whereas the salt of the N-methylated derivative (Kaukorat et al., 1997) and also more sophisticated substituated compounds are known (Zagraniarsky et al., 2008). Alkyldiphosphinates have been used as tectons (for the term tecton, see: Brunet et al., 1997; Resnati & Metrangolo, 2007) to construct hydrogen bonded frameworks (Glidewell et al., 2000) and also amino phosphinic anions are known to construct hydrogen bonded one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional supramolecular architectures (Chen et al., 2010). The structure determination on the title compound is part of our continuing interest on the hydrogen bonding of methylphosphinic acids and its derivatives (Reiss & Engel, 2008) and its capability as tectons for the crystal engineering of new structural motifs and yet unknown species (Meyer et al., 2010).
The synthesis of the title compound dpmaHCl succeeded by the reaction of dpma with concentrated hydrochloric acid. Hence, the cationic dpmaH features the hydrogen bond donor group NH3+ at the one end and the hydrogen bond accepting group –P=O at the other end, this tecton should be able to form a variety of connections among themselves and to various counter anions. In the title structure two dpmaH cations are connected by strong –NH+···O=P– hydrogen bonds (Tab. 1) head to tail to form cyclic dimers (Fig. 1; first level graph-set descriptor: R22(10); Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995; Grell et al., 2002). These dimers are located on centres of inversion in the triclinic space group P1. All bond lengths and angles in the dpmaH cation are in the typical range. Each dicationic cyclic dimer forms hydrogen bonds to four neighbouring chloride anions. These chloride anions form hydrogen bonds to the next dimeric unit giving an one-dimensional chain structure along [100]. The second level graph-set descriptor of this backbone-connection is C12(4) (Fig. 2). Two dpmaH cations of neighbouring dimers and the two chloride anions located between them form a complex hydrogen bonded eighteen-membered ring motif (third level graph-set descriptor: R46(18); Fig. 2) around a center of inversion (Fig. 2 & 3). The bond lengths of the two crystallographic independent, charge supported NH+···Cl- hydrogen bonds are nearly identical and in the typical range for the combination of aminium groups connected to chloride anions (Farrugia et al., 2001; Kovács & Varga, 2006; Reiss & Bajorat, 2008). A constructor-graph (Grell et al., 2002) of exactly that part of the title structure shown in Fig. 2 is shown in Fig. 3. In this schematic diagram cations and anions are replaced by dots. Each hydrogen bond is represented by an arrow from the donor to the acceptor.