5,6-Dihydr-oxy-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium chloride dihydrate.

ABSTRACT

The title compound, C(12)H(9)N(2)O(2) (+)·Cl(-)·2H(2)O, exhibits a layered structure which is stabilized by inter-molecular O-H⋯O, O-H⋯Cl(-) and N(+)-H⋯Cl(-) hydrogen bonds, and π-π inter-actions (centroid-centroid distances = 3.654 and 3.583 Å). The distances between the molecules are 3.371 and 3.294 Å.