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Crystal structure of 2-cyano-1-methyl-pyridinium tetra-fluoro-borate
Francesca A Vaccaro1, Lynn V Koplitz1, Joel T Mague2
1Department of Chemistry, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
Abstract:
The asymmetric unit of the title salt, C7H7N2 (+)·BF4 (-), comprises two independent but nearly identical formula units. The solid-state structure comprises corrugated layers of cations and anions, formed by C-H⋯F hydrogen bonding, that are approximately parallel to (010). Further C-H⋯F hydrogen bonding consolidates the three-dimensional architecture. The sample was refined as a two-component non-merohedral twin.
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