o-Phenylenediaminium chloride nitrate

Abstract

In the title molecular salt, C6H10N22+·NO3−·Cl−, the complete cation is generated by a crystallographic mirror plane. The complete nitrate ion is also generated by reflection, with the N atom and one O atom lying on the mirror plane; the chloride ion also lies on the reflection plane. In the crystal, the components are linked by N—H...Cl and N—H...(N,O) hydrogen bonds, forming (001) layers with the benzene rings projecting into the interlayer regions. The layers are linked by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network.