(Methoxymethylidene)dimethylazanium tetraphenylborate acetonitrile monosolvate

Abstract

In the cation of the title salt, C4H10NO+·C24H20B−·C2H3N, the C—N bond lengths are 1.2864 (16), 1.4651 (17) and 1.4686 (16) Å, indicating double- and single-bond character, respectively. The C—O bond length of 1.2978 (15) Å shows double-bond character, pointing towards charge delocalization within the NCO plane of the iminium ion. C—H...π interactions are present between the methine H atom and two of the phenyl rings of the tetraphenylborate ion. The latter forms an aromatic pocket in which the cation is embedded. The iminium ion is further connected through a C—H...N hydrogen bond to the acetonitrile molecule. This leads to the formation of a two-dimensional supramolecular pattern along thebcplane.