4-(Pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-ium (E)-3-carboxyprop-2-enoate

Abstract

In the cation of the title salt, C8H13N4+·C4H3O4−, the piperazinium ring adopts a slightly distorteded chair conformation. In the crystal, a single strong O—H...O intermolecular hydrogen bond links the anions, forming chains along thec-axis direction. The chains of anions are linked by the cations,viaN—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming sheets parallel to (100). These layers are linked by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional structure. In addition, there are weak π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.820 (9) Å] present involving inversion-related pyrimidine rings.