2′ -Hydroxy-4-N-methylstilbazonium iodide methanol solvate, C14H14NO+.I-.CH3OH

Article abstract of DOI:10.1107/S0108270197010342

The cation in the title compound has a planar structure [the maximum deviation from the best plane through the non-H atoms is 0.043 (3) A]. The dihedral angle between the two rings is 0.9 (1)°. Cations are connected through I^- anions and weak O...H-O hydrogen bonds, and are packed in an anti-parallel fashion through π...π interactions along the a aaxis. Methanol molecules, which are co-crystallized, play an important role in stablizing the structure, and the O...O distance between the OH group of the cation and the solvent molecule is 2.677 (3) A.