9-(4-Methyl-phenoxy-carbon-yl)-10-methyl-acridinium trifluoro-methane-sulfonate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(22)H(18)NO(2) (+)·CF(3)SO(3) (-), adjacent cations are linked through C-H⋯π and π-π inter-actions, and the cations and anions are connected by C-H⋯O and C-F⋯π inter-actions. The acridine and benzene ring systems are oriented at a dihedral angle of 3.0 (1)°. The carboxyl group is twisted at an angle of 83.1 (1)° relative to the acridine skeleton. The mean planes of adjacent acridine units are parallel or inclined at an angle of 75.2 (1)° in the crystal structure.