Crystal structure of 1-benzyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazolium hexafluoridophosphate

Abstract

In the title salt, C11H13N2+·PF6−, the dihedral angle between the planes of the imidazole and benzene rings is 84.72 (4)°. In the crystal, C—H...F interactions connect the cation and anion pairs into a three-dimensional network. Weak π–π interactions are observed between the imidazolium ring and the aromatic benzene ring of an adjacent molecule with C...C and C...N distances ranging from 3.3714 (16) to 3.4389 (15) Å.