2-Amino-3-carboxypyrazin-1-ium perchlorate bis(2-aminopyrazin-1-ium-3-carboxylate) monohydrate

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C5H6N3O2 +·ClO4 −·2C5H5N3O2·H2O, comprises two symmetry-independent zwitterions, one cation, one perchlorate anion and one water molecule. In the crystal, the three different types of organic entities are linked by N—H...O and N—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming undulating sheets parallel to (1-10). These sheets are in turn connected by O—H...N and O—H...O hydrogen bonds involving perchlorate anions and water molecules, forming a three-dimensional network. Intramolecular N—H...O and weak intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds are also present.