title: 3-[(8-But-oxy-quinolin-2-yl)meth-yl]-1-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium hexa-fluoridophosphate.
abstract: In the cation of the title compound, C(23)H(25)N(4)O(+)·PF(6) (-), the imidazolium ring make dihedral angles of 87.20 (6) and 79.89 (5)° with the pyridine ring and the quinoline system, respectively. In the crystal, C-H⋯F and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds are observed.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Da-Bin
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Qin