title: 2-Amino-5-methylpyridinium (2-amino-5-methylpyridine)trichlorozincate(II).
abstract: The title compound, (C6H9N2)[ZnCl3(C6H8N2)], consists of one 2-amino-5-methylpyridinium cation and one (2-amino-5-methylpyridine)trichlorozincate(II) anion, which are held together by N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds and pi-pi interactions. The cation and the pyridine ligand show similar geometric features, except for the N-C bond lengths. Molecules of the title compound are connected by N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds to form chiral chains; these chains are associated further by C-H...Cl hydrogen bonds to form layers, which are in turn linked by pi-pi interactions.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China. zimichem@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhi-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Mao-Lin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jian-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D015032:Zinc