title: (E)-3,3'-(Diazene-1,2-di-yl)bis-(1-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetra-hydro-pyrrolo-[3,4-c]pyrazol-5-ium) dinitrate dihydrate.
abstract: The title compound, C(12)H(18)N(8) (2+)·2NO(3) (-)·2H(2)O, was synthesized unexpectedly from 3-amino-1-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetra-hydro-pyrrolo-[3,4-c]pyrazol-5-ium chloride and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate. The cation has a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry. In the crystal, the ions and water mol-ecules are linked via O-H⋯N, N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jin-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao