title: Crystal structure of benzyl-tri-phenyl-phospho-nium chloride monohydrate.
abstract: The title compound, Ph3(PhCH2)P(+)·Cl(-)·H2O, was obtained unintentionally as the product of an attempted synthesis of a silver di-thio-carbamate complex using benzyl-tri-phenyl-phospho-nium as the counter-ion. The asymmetric unit consists of a phospho-nium cation and a chloride anion, and a water mol-ecule of crystallization. In the crystal, the chloride ion is linked to the water mol-ecule by an O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bond. The three units are further linked via C-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯ π inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Nadiah
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Abdul Halim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Fiona N-F
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: How
keywords: C—H⋯ π inter­actions; benzyl­tri­phenyl­phospho­nium; chloride; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding