title: Crystal structure of tert-butyl-N-phenyl-carbonitrilium tetra-chlorido-aluminate.
abstract: In the title compound, (C11H14N)[AlCl4], the nitrilium (systematic name: 2,2-dimethyl-N-phenyl-propane-nitrilium) ion adopts a slightly distorted linear configuration [C-N C = 178.87 (16) and N C-C = 179.13 (17)°]. In the crystal, while there are no inter-molecular hydrogen bonds, pairs of nitrilium ions are linked through π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.8091 (13) Å].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dirk W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Zant
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Koop
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lammertsma
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J Chris
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Slootweg
keywords: crystal structure; nitrilium ion; tetra­chlorido­aluminate