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The structures of 4-methylpyridinium chloride, C
6H
8N
+.Cl
-, (I), 3-methylpyridinium chloride, C
6H
8N
+.Cl
-, (II), and 3-methylpyridinium bromide, C
6H
8N
+.Br
-, (III), have been determined. In all three cases, there is a hydrogen bond between the halogen atom and the protonated N atom. Furthermore, the packing is stabilized by several C-H
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halogen contacts. It is remarkable that neither (II) and (III), nor (I) and 4-methylpyridine hydrobromide are isostructural.
Supporting information
![cif](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/ciflogo.png) | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) Contains datablocks I, II, III, global |
![hkl](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/hkllogo.png) | Structure factor file (CIF format) Contains datablock III |
![hkl](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/hkllogo.png) | Structure factor file (CIF format) Contains datablock II |
![hkl](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/hkllogo.png) | Structure factor file (CIF format) Contains datablock I |
CCDC references: 139730; 139731; 139732
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