title: 3-Phenyl-pyridinium tetra-chlorido-aurate(III).
abstract: In the title mol-ecular salt, (C(11)H(10)N)[AuCl(4)], the Au(III) atom adopts an almost regular square-planar coordination geometry and the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings of the 3-phenyl-pyridinium cation is 23.1 (3)°. In the crystal, the ions inter-act by way of N-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Evin, Tehran 1983963113, Iran.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Amani
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safari
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Khavasi