title: Bis(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)ammonium nitrate.
abstract: In the title compound, C12H14N3 (+)·NO3 (-), the mononitrate of protonated bis-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)amine, the least-squares planes defined by the non-H atoms of the two aromatic moieties inter-sect at an angle of 7.91 (6)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯N, N-H⋯O and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, as well as C-H⋯O contacts, connect the entities into a three-dimensional network. The shortest centroid-centroid distance between two aromatic systems is 3.7255 (8) Å and is apparent between the two different aromatic moieties.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa.
authors.forename: Abubak'r
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abrahams
authors.forename: Bernardus
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Brecht
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betz