4-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-methylpyridinium Tetrafluoroborate

In the cation of the title compound, C₁₆H₁₈NO₂⁺.BF₄⁻, the pyridyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 12.4 (6)° with the phenyl ring. The cations are packed in an anti-parallel fashion along the a axis through pπ—pπ and dipole-dipole interactions and form layers through C—H...O hydrogen bonds. The anions are located between the layers.

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