Crystal structure of 1,1′-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis[N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)methanaminium] dichloride dihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, C19H23N5 2+·2Cl−·2H2O, the two pyridine side arms are not coplanar, with the terminal pyridine rings subtending a dihedral angle of 26.45 (6)°. In the crystal, hydrogen bonds, intermolecular C—H...Cl contacts and a weak C—H...O interaction connect the molecule with neighbouring chloride counter-anions and lattice water molecules. The crystal packing also features by π–π interactions with centroid-centroid distances of 3.4864 (12) and 3.5129 (13) Å.