Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2,4-diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazin-1-ium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

In the title molecular salt, C9H10N5 +·C7H7O3S−, the asymmetric unit consists of a 2,4-diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazin-1-ium cation and a 4-methylbenzenesulfonate anion. The cation is protonated at the N atom lying between the amine and phenyl substituents. The protonated N and amino-group N atoms are involved in hydrogen bonding with the sulfonate O atoms through a pair of intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds, giving rise to a hydrogen-bonded cyclic motif with R 2 2(8) graph-set notation. The inversion-related molecules are further linked by four N—H...O intermolecular interactions to produce a complementary DDAA (D = donor, A = acceptor) hydrogen-bonded array, forming R 2 2(8), R 4 2(8) and R 2 2(8) ring motifs. The centrosymmetrically paired cations form R 2 2(8) ring motifs through base-pairing via N—H...N hydrogen bonds. In addition, another R 3 3(10) motif is formed between centrosymetrically paired cations and a sulfonate anion via N—H...O hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure also features weak S=O...π and π–π interactions. Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plots were employed in order to further study the intermolecular interactions.