title: 3,3'-Dibenzyl-2,2'-dimethyl-1,1'-methyl-enediimidazolium dipicrate.
abstract: In the title salt, C(23)H(26)N(4) (2+)·2C(6)H(2)N(3)O(7) (-), the dihedral angle between the imidazolium rings in the dication is 69.9 (1)°. The aromatic ring of the benzyl group is almost perpendicular to the N-heterocyclic ring that is directly connected to it [dihedral angles = 83.2 (2) and 77.3 (3)°].
authors.affiliation: Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioanalytic Techniques, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chuan-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ling-Yan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiao-Xia
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jing-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hu