Abstract: | In the structure of l ‐prolinium picrate, C5H10NO2+·C6H2N3O7−, the Cγ atom of the pyrrolidine ring has conformational disorder. Both the major and minor conformers of the pyrrolidine ring adopt conformations intermediate between a half‐chair and an envelope. Both the cation and anion are packed through chelated three‐centred N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The prolinium cation connects two different picrate anions, leading to an infinite chain running along the b axis. In 2‐methylpyridinium picrate, C6H8N+·C6H2N3O7−, the cations and anions are packed separately along the a axis and are interconnected by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Intramolecular contacts between phenolate O atoms and adjacent nitro groups are identified in both structures. A graph‐set motif of R12(6) is observed in both structures. |