title: 2-Trifluoro-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium nitrate.
abstract: Ihe title salt, C(8)H(6)F(3)N(2) (+)·NO(3) (-), the F atoms of the triflouromethyl group are disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.58 (2):0.42 (2) ratio. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the cations and anions into chains running parallel to the b axis. There is π-π stacking between symmetry-related benzene rings with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.949 (3) Å. The crystal studied was a non-merohedral twin, with a 19% minor component.
authors.affiliation: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ming-Liang
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Liu