2-Amino-5-methylpyridinium (2-amino-5-methylpyridine)trichloro-zincate(II).

The title compound, (C₆H₉N₂)[ZnCl₃(C₆H₈N₂)], consists of one 2-amino-5-methylpyridinium cation and one (2-amino-5-methylpyridine)trichlorozincate(II) anion, which are held together by N—H···Cl hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions. The cation and the pyridine ligand show similar geometric features, except for the N—C bond lengths. Molecules of the title compound are connected by N—H···Cl hydrogen bonds to form chiral chains; these chains are associated further by C—H···C1 hydrogen bonds to form layers, which are in turn linked by π-π interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]