4-[(E)-2-(2,4-Dichlorobenzylidene)hydrazin-1-yl]quinolin-1-ium chloride monohydrate

Abstract

In the title hydrated salt, C16H12Cl2N3+·Cl−·H2O, there is a small twist in the cation as seen in the torsion angle linking the benzene ring to the rest of the molecule [171.96 (17)°]. In the crystal, the quinolinium H atom forms a hydrogen bond to the lattice water molecule, which also forms hydrogen bonds to two Cl− anions. Each Cl− ion also accepts a hydrogen bond from the hydrazine H atom. The three-dimensional architecture is also stabilized by π–π interactions between centrosymmetrically related quinoline residues [centroid–centroid distance = 3.5574 (11) Å].