Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Richard Betz
Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
The title compound (systematic name: pyridinium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate), C5H6N+·C7H7O3S−, is the pyridinium salt of para-toluenesulfonic acid. In the crystal, classical N—H...O hydrogen bonds as well as C—H...O contacts connect the cationic and anionic entities into sheets lying parallel to the ab plane.