3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1<i>H</i>-imidazol-3-ium bromide
The mol-ecular structure of the title salt, C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub> <sup>+</sup>·Br<sup>-</sup>, reveals near co-planarity between the the imidazole and 4-nitro-benzene moieties with a dihedral angle of 8.99 (14)° between their planes. A prominent feature in the mol-ecular packing is the bromide anion acting as a double acceptor for O-H⋯Br and C-H⋯Br hydrogen-bonds, leading to a linear chain propagating along [110]. The crystal studied was refined as an inversion twin, with the minor component = 0.081 (8).
Authors
- Muhammad D. Bala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6302-6959)
- Holger B. Friedrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1329-0815)
- Halliru Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2262-0337)
- Sizwe J. Zamisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1968-381X)
- Pinkie Ntola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-1984)
Institutions
- Durban University of Technology (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IUCrData
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1107/s2414314624011386
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.25
Funders
- Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali