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4,4'-Bis(acetyl-amino)-1,1'-ethyl-enedipyridinium bis-(tetra-fluorido-borate)
Acta Crystallographica. Section E, Structure Reports Online
|January 5, 2011
Abstract:
In the organic cation of the title compound, C(16)H(20)N(4)O(2) (2+)·2BF(4) (-), the pyridinium rings are nearly parallel, with a dihedral angle of 12.54 (12)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H⋯F, C-H⋯F and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
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