title: Tri-benzyl-ammonium chloride.
abstract: Single crystals of the title salt, C21H21NH(+)·Cl(-), were isolated as a side product from the reaction involving [(C6H5CH2)3NH]2[HPO4] and Sn(CH3)3Cl in ethanol. Both the cation and the anion are situated on a threefold rotation axis. The central N atom in the cation has a slightly distorted tetra-hedral environment, with angles ranging from 107.7 to 111.16 (10)°. In the crystal, the tri-benzyl-ammonium cations and chloride anions are linked through N-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of infinite chains along [001]. The crystal studied was a merohedral twin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Minérale et Analytique (LACHIMIA), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Waly
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Minérale et Analytique (LACHIMIA), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Libasse
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: ICMUB UMR 6302, Université de Bourgogne, Faculté des Sciences, 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21000 Dijon, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plasseraud
authors.affiliation: ICMUB UMR 6302, Université de Bourgogne, Faculté des Sciences, 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21000 Dijon, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cattey