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N-[Amino(imino)methyl]uronium tetrafluoroborate.

ABSTRACT: In the title compound, C(2)H(7)N(4)O(+)·BF(4) (-), inter-molecular N-H?O hydrogen bonds connect the cations into chains parallel to the c axis, with graph-set motif C(4). These chains are in turn connected into a three-dimensional network by inter-molecular N-H?F hydrogen bonds. The B-F distances distances in the anion are not equal.

SUBMITTER: Fridrichova M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3344062 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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N-[Amino(imino)methyl]uronium tetrafluoroborate.

Fridrichová Michaela M Fábry Jan J Fejfarová Karla K Krupková Radmila R Vaněk Přemysl P

Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online 20120317 Pt 4

In the title compound, C(2)H(7)N(4)O(+)·BF(4) (-), inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the cations into chains parallel to the c axis, with graph-set motif C(4). These chains are in turn connected into a three-dimensional network by inter-molecular N-H⋯F hydrogen bonds. The B-F distances distances in the anion are not equal. ...[more]

PMID: 22589971

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N-[Amino(imino)methyl]uronium tetrafluoroborate.

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N-[Amino(imino)methyl]uronium tetrafluoroborate.

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