title: 1-[(6-Chloro-pyridin-3-yl)meth-yl]imidazolidin-2-iminium chloride.
abstract: The title compound, C(9)H(12)ClN(4) (+)·Cl(-), is a natural metabolic product of imidacloprid [systematic name: (E)-1-(6-chloro-3-pyridyl-meth-yl)-N-nitro-imidazolidin-2-yl-idene-amine] and was obtained by the reduction of the latter using Fe in HCl. The dihedral angle between the pyridine and imidazole rings is 62.09 (12)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯Cl inter-actions involving the chloride anion. The pyridine N and the chloride atoms are not involved in inter-molecular inter-actions.
authors.forename: Rajni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kant
authors.forename: Vivek K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Kamini
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Madhukar B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: Chetan S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Shripanavar