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Madhukar Hemamalini1, Hoong-Kun Fun
1X-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
Abstract:
The asymmetric unit of the title salt, C(5)H(6)ClN(2) (+)·C(2)F(3)O(2) (-), contains two independent 2-amino-5-chloro-pyridinium cations and two independent trifluoro-acetate anions. The F atoms of both anions are disordered over two sets of positions, with occupancy ratios of 0.672 (12):0.328 (12) and 0.587 (15):0.413 (15). In the crystal, the cations and anions are linked via N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (001).
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