3-Dodecyloxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium bromide

In the title compound, C18H40NO2+·Br−, the ion pairs formed by the hydrogen-bonded bromide anions and organic cations are arranged into thick layers with the alkyl groups directed to the inside and the trimethylaminium groups and the bromide anions situated on the layer su...

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Main Authors: Shizhou Fu, Zengbin Wei, Xilian Wei, Tao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-08-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053680902635X
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Summary:In the title compound, C18H40NO2+·Br−, the ion pairs formed by the hydrogen-bonded bromide anions and organic cations are arranged into thick layers with the alkyl groups directed to the inside and the trimethylaminium groups and the bromide anions situated on the layer surface. The long alkyl chain in the cation adopts an all-trans conformation. In the crystal structure, molecules are connected by intermolecular O—H...Br hydrogen bonds, forming ionic pairs that are further connected into an extended chain structure via C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions. The crystal is chiral but nearly 90% of atoms in the unit cell are related by a pseudo-inversion center. The crystal shows racemic twinning with a 0.33:0.67 domain ratio.
ISSN:1600-5368