title: 2-Amino-5-methyl-pyridinium 2-hydr-oxy-3,5-dinitro-benzoate.
abstract: In the title mol-ecular salt, C(6)H(9)N(2) (+)·C(7)H(3)N(2)O(7) (-), the 2-amino-5-methyl-pyridinium cation is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.023 (1) Å. There is an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond in the 3,5-dinitro-salicylate anion, which generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, the protonated N atom and the 2-amino group are hydrogen bonded to the carboxyl-ate O atoms via a pair of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming an R(2) (2)(8) ring motif. Weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions help to further stabilize the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: X-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Madhukar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hemamalini
authors.forename: Hoong-Kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun