1‐[(4‐Chloro­benzoyl)­methyl]‐4‐(N,N‐di­methyl­amino)­pyridinium bromide sesquihydrate and 1‐[(4‐bromo­benzoyl)­methyl]‐4‐(N,N‐di­methyl­amino)­pyridinium bromide sesquihydrate

The title compounds, C₁₅H₁₆ClN₂O⁺·Br⁻·1.5H₂O and C₁₅H₁₆BrN₂O⁺·Br⁻·1.5H₂O, are isomorphous. The benzene ring is oriented nearly normal to the pyridine ring in both compounds. The molecular packing is mainly influenced by intermolecular O—H⋯O and O—H⋯Br interactions, as well as weak intramolecular C—H⋯O interactions. The H₂OBr⁻ units form an extended water–bromide chain, with a bridging water mol­ecule on a twofold axis.     

Two isomorphous azastilbene derivatives: 1‐(2‐chlorobenzyl)‐4‐[(E)‐2‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]pyridinium chloride and 1‐(2‐bromobenzyl)‐4‐[(E)‐2‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]pyridinium bromide

The crystal structures of the two title (E)‐stilbazolium halogenates, C₂₀H₁₇ClNO⁺·Cl⁻ and C₂₀H₁₇BrNO⁺·Br⁻, are isomorphous, with an isostructurality index of 0.985. The azastyryl fragments are almost planar, with dihedral angles between the benzene and pyridine rings of ca 4.5°. The rings of the benzyl groups are, in turn, almost perpendicular to the azastyryl planes, with dihedral angles larger than 80°. The cations and anions are connected by O—H...X⁻ (X = halogen) hydrogen bonds. The halide anions are `sandwiched' between the charged pyridinium rings of neighbouring molecules, and weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...X and C—H...π interactions also contribute to the crystal structures.     

2,2′‐(Iminodimethylene)bis(1H‐benzimidazolium)(1+) chloride

The title compound, C₁₆H₁₆N₅⁺·Cl⁻ (nbbH⁺·Cl⁻), displays N—H⋯N, N—H⋯Cl and π–π inter­actions in the crystal packing. The Cl⁻ anion is chelated by the nbbH⁺ cation via two N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. Inter‐ion N—H⋯N and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds link ions related by 2₁ screw axes into chains along the c axis. These chains are further linked by glide‐plane operations to generate a three‐dimensional network, which is additionally stabilized by inter­chain π–π inter­actions.     

The diprotonated 2,2‐(propane‐1,3‐di­yl)bis­(1,1,3,3‐tetra­methyl­guanidinium) cation: packing and conformational changes

Subject to packing with different anions, the title cation undergoes various conformational changes with significantly different N—C—C—C torsion angles, as well as different angles between the NCN₂ guanidine planes. The 2,2‐(propane‐1,3‐di­yl)bis­(1,1,3,3‐tetra­methyl­guanidinium) salts reported here, viz. the dibromide, C₁₃H₃₂N₆²⁺·2Br⁻, the tetra­phenyl­borate chloride, C₁₃H₃₂N₆²⁺·C₂₄H₂₀B⁻·Cl⁻, the tetra­chloro­mercurate, (C₁₃H₃₂N₆)[HgCl₄], and the bis­(trifluoro­methanesulfonate), C₁₃H₃₂N₆²⁺·2CF₃SO₃⁻, are dominated by strong inter­molecular N—H⋯X hydrogen bonds, which form different packing patterns.     

Isomorphous crystals of strychninium 4‐chloro­benzoate and strychninium 4‐nitro­benzoate

In strychninium 4‐chloro­benzoate, C₂₁H₂₃N₂O₂⁺·C₇H₄ClO₂⁻, (I), and strychninium 4‐nitro­benzoate, C₂₁H₂₃N₂O₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻, (II), the strychninium cations form pillars stabilized by C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds. Channels between the pillars are occupied by anions linked to one another by C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds. The cations and anions are linked by ionic N—H⁺⋯O⁻ and C—H⋯X hydrogen bonds, where X = O, π and Cl in (I), and O and π in (II).     

{4(S)‐(Piperidin‐1‐ylcarbonyl)‐4‐[3‐(trifluoro­methyl)phenylsulfon­amido]butyl}guanidinium chloride: a model of a graftable thrombin inhibitor

In the title compound, C₁₈H₂₇F₃N₅O₃S⁺·Cl⁻, the guanidine group forms N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, with four N⋯Cl distances in the range 3.164 (3)–3.337 (4) Å. In the crystal packing, the cations are further linked by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O inter­actions. The structure is compared with that of argatroban complexed with thrombin and is the subject of docking studies in the active site of thrombin.     

Diisopropyl­ammonium 2‐[(2,4‐dinitro­phenyl)­sulfanyl­amino­carbonyl]­benzoate

The structure of title compound, C₆H₁₆N⁺·C₁₄H₈N₃O₇S⁻, comprises discrete ions which are inter­connected by N—H⋯O⁻ and N—H⁺⋯O⁻ hydrogen bonds, leading to a neutral one‐dimensional network along [100]. These hydrogen bonds appear to complement the Coulombic inter­action and help to stabilize the structure further.     

(2‐Hydroxy­ethyl)­hydrazinium(2+) dichloride

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₂H₁₀N₂O²⁺·2Cl⁻, is built up from one 2‐hydroxy­ethyl­hydrazinium(2+) cation and two Cl⁻ anions. The mol­ecular structure is stabilized by O—H⋯Cl and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure is stabilized by one N—H⋯O and three N—H⋯Cl inter­actions, and the three‐dimensional network of hydrogen bonds stabilizes the crystal packing. All five hydrazinium H atoms are involved in hydrogen bonds to Cl⁻ anions. The Cl⋯H contact distances range from 2.122 (15) to 2.809 (14) Å.     

2,2′‐Bipyridinium(1+) bromide monohydrate

In the crystal structure of 2,2′‐bipyridinium(1+) bromide monohydrate, C₁₀H₉N₂⁺·Br⁻·H₂O, the cation has a cisoid conformation with an intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond. The cation also forms an N—H⋯O hydrogen bond to an adjacent water mol­ecule, which in turn forms O—H⋯Br⁻ hydrogen bonds to adjacent Br⁻ anions. In this way, a chain is formed extending along the b axis. Additional interactions (C—H⋯Br⁻ and π–π) serve to stabilize the structure further.     

Lamellar aggregation and hydrogen‐bonding motifs in 3‐(amino­carbon­yl)­pyridinium perchlorate and hydrogen oxalate

In the title compounds, C₆H₇N₂O⁺·ClO₄⁻, (I), and C₆H₇N₂O⁺·C₂HO₄⁻, (II), the carboxamide plane is twisted from the plane of the protonated pyridine ring. Lamellar or sheet‐like structural features are observed through N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen‐bonded motifs of cations and anions in (I) and (II), respectively. These sheets are aggregated through C(4) and C(5) chain motifs in (I) and (II), respectively. R₁²(4) ring motifs in (I) and R₁²(5) motifs in (II) are formed via pyridine–anion bifurcated N—H⋯O inter­actions. In (II), carboxamide groups form N—H⋯O dimers around the inversion centres of the unit cell, with R₂²(8) ring motifs. A 2₁ screw‐related helical or ribbon‐like structure along the b axis is formed in (II) through carboxamide and pyridinium N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with the oxalate anions.     

N‐(2,4‐Dimethoxy­benzyl­idene­amino)­guanidinium dihydrogenphosphate

In the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₁₀H₁₅N₄O₂⁺·H₂PO₄⁻, there are two protonated amino­guanidinium cations and two dihydrogenphosphate anions. The positive charge on the protonated amidine group is delocalized over the three C—N bonds in a manner similar to that found in guanidinium salts. The amino­guanidinium cations are found to be the E‐isomer structures. Intra­molecular inter­actions of the N—H⋯N type are observed, leading to the formation of five‐membered rings. Extensive networks of O—H⋯O, N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds stabilize the three‐dimensional network. In the crystal structure, π–π inter­actions between the benzene rings, with a distance of 3.778 (2) Å between the ring centroids, also affect the packing of the mol­ecules.     

2‐(Hydro­xy­methyl)­pyridinium di­hydrogenphosphate

The title compound, C₆H₈NO⁺·H₂PO₄⁻, consists of 2‐(hy­droxy­methyl)­pyridinium and di­hydrogen­phosphate ions. The di­hydrogen­phosphate moieties are linked into chains by pairs of P—O—H⃛O—P hydrogen bonds. The 2‐(hydroxy­methyl)­pyridinium cations are connected to the di­hydrogen­phosphate units by O—H⃛O and N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds. Weak π–π interactions help to determine the interchain packing.     

Secondary interactions in 3‐bromo­pyridinium tri­bromo­acetate

The title compound, C₅H₅BrN⁺·C₂Br₃O₂⁻, crystallizes with Z′ = 2. The residues pack in two distinct (but interconnected) types of layer, namely, layers parallel to (102), in which the residues are connected by classical N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, C—H⋯O interactions and Br⋯Br contacts, and anion layers parallel to the ab plane, connected by Br⋯O interactions. The two formula units are topologically equivalent with respect to all these contacts.     

Supra­molecular hydrogen‐bonding networks in bis­(adeninium) phthalate phthalic acid 1.45‐hydrate

In the title compound, 2C₅H₆N₅⁺·C₈H₄O₄²⁻·C₈H₆O₄·1.45H₂O, the asymmetric unit comprises two adeninium cations, two half phthalate anions with crystallographic C₂ symmetry, one neutral phthalic acid mol­ecule, and one fully occupied and one partially occupied site (0.45) for water mol­ecules. The adeninium cations form N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with the phthalate anions. The cations also form infinite one‐dimensional polymeric ribbons via N—H⋯N inter­actions. In the crystal packing, hydrogen‐bonded columns of cations, anions and phthalate anions extend parallel to the c axis. The water mol­ecules crosslink adjacent columns into hydrogen‐bonded layers.     

(R)‐4‐(4‐Fluoro­phenyl)‐1‐[2‐hydroxy‐2‐(3‐methyl‐1‐benzo­furan‐2‐yl)­ethyl]­piperazinium chloride propan‐1‐ol solvate

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₄FN₂O₂⁺·Cl⁻·C₃H₈O, is a potential drug designed as a hybrid compound with antihypertensive, antioxidant and β‐adrenolytic activity. The cation contains nearly planar benzo­furan and fluoro­phenyl ring systems, as well as a piperazine ring adopting an almost perfect chair conformation. The benzo­furan and piperazine moieties are connected by an ethyl chain, the moieties forming a dihedral angle of 163.12 (13)°. In the crystal structure, ions and propanol solvent mol­ecules are linked via N—H⋯Cl and O—H⋯Cl bonds into linear (010) chains.     

4‐[2‐(4‐Cyano­phenyl)ethenyl]‐N‐methyl­pyridinium tetra­phenyl­borate

In the title compound, C₁₅H₁₃N₂⁺·C₂₄H₂₀B⁻, the pyridyl ring of the cation makes a dihedral angle of 1.6° with the benzene ring. Each is rotated in the same direction with respect to the central –C—CH=CH—C– linkage, by 3.8 and 5.3°, respectively. The anions have a slightly distorted tetra­hedral geometry. Mol­ecular packing analysis was carried out using the packing energy portioning scheme in the program OPEC. Around each anion in the crystal structure there are eight anions, which inter­act with the central anion through C—H⋯π inter­actions. The cations are hydrogen bonded in a head‐to‐tail fashion, forming chains along [10].     

6‐(4‐Methoxy­benzyl­amino)­purin‐3‐ium chloride

The title compound, C₁₃H₁₄N₅O⁺·Cl⁻, belongs to the group of aromatic cytokinins. These compounds affect a variety of important physiological processes in plants and animals as well as in bacteria, including cell division, differentiation and senescence. The structure consists of a 6‐(4‐methoxy­benzyl­amino)­purinium cation and a Cl⁻ anion. The cation moiety exists as the N3‐protonated N7 tautomer. The cation contains nearly planar benzene and purine ring systems, with a dihedral angle of 77.46 (5)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N_amino—H⋯N_purine hydrogen bonds connecting two adjacent mol­ecules, thus forming centrosymmetric dimers.     

Proton‐bifurcated C—H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bonds in 2,3‐dichloro‐6‐nitro­benzyl­aminium chloride

In the crystal structure of the title salt, C₇H₇Cl₂N₂O₂⁺·Cl⁻, the chloride anions participate in extensive hydrogen bonding with the aminium cations and indirectly link the mol­ecules through multiple N⁺—H⋯Cl⁻ salt bridges. There are two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, related by a pseudo‐inversion center. The direct inter­molecular coupling is established by C—H⋯O, C—H⋯Cl and C—Cl⋯Cl⁻ inter­actions. A rare three‐center (donor bifurcated) C—H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bond is observed between the methyl­ene and nitro groups, with a side‐on intra­molecular component of closed‐ring type and a head‐on inter­molecular component.     

Three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding supramolecular architecture of 2‐(3‐pyridinio)‐5‐(3‐pyridyl)‐1,3,4‐oxa­diazole perchlorate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₂H₉N₄O⁺·ClO₄⁻, the protonated cation adopts a cis‐I conformation and approximately planar geometry. Each perchlorate anion acts as the acceptor of three C—H⋯O weak interactions, which, together with N—H⋯N and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds between the protonated cations, extend this structure into a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded network.     

(R)‐N‐[(R)‐1‐(2‐Hydroxy‐5‐methyl­phenyl)‐2‐phenyl­ethyl]‐2‐methyl‐1‐phenyl­propyl­ammonium chloride

In the title compound, C₂₅H₃₀NO⁺·Cl⁻, the mol­ecules are linked by a combination of inter­molecular N—H⋯Cl and O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and intra­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The absolute configuration of the new stereogenic centre (the C atom adjacent to the N atom on the phenol side) is determined to have an R configuration.