4-Allyl-4-ethyl-morpholinium chloride.

Area of Science:

• Crystallography
• Molecular Chemistry
• Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

• Molecular salts offer unique structural and chemical properties.
• Understanding hydrogen bonding is crucial for predicting material behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

• To elucidate the crystal structure of the morpholine molecular salt C(9)H(18)NO(+)·Cl(-).
• To investigate the role of intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonds in the solid-state arrangement.

Main Methods:

• Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.
• Structural characterization of the molecular salt.

Main Results:

• The morpholine ring within the salt C(9)H(18)NO(+)·Cl(-) adopts a chair conformation.
• Intra-molecular C-H⋯Cl bonds were observed.
• Inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds were identified, linking molecules in the crystal lattice.

Conclusions:

• The crystal structure is stabilized by a network of hydrogen bonds.
• The conformational preference of the morpholine ring is influenced by crystal packing forces.