title: 2-aminopyridinium benzoate.
abstract: Cyclic eight-membered hydrogen-bonded rings exist in the title compound, C(5)H(7)N(2)(+).C(7)H(5)O(2)(-), involving the 2-aminopyridinium and benzoate ions. Each benzoate ion has two intramolecular hydrogen bonds. 2-Aminopyridinium benzoate ion pairs are linked by N-H...O hydrogen bonds, with an N...O distance of 2.8619 (14) A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, TR-55139, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odabasoğlu
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Büyükgüngör
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lönnecke