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organic compounds
In the cation of the title compound, 4-[2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-methylpyridinium 4-tolylsulfonate hydrate, the pyridyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 3.63 (5)° with the phenyl ring. The phenyl ring in the anion makes a dihedral angle of 86.3 (2)° with the best mean plane of the cation. Layers of cations and layers of anions are interleaved, and connected by hydrogen bonds to the water molecule.