We de
scribe the cry
stallization and cry
stal
structure of a novel compound with antralinic acid[Cr
2(bipy)
2(H
2O)
2(
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s/entitie
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2O)
2(
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2C)-C
6H
4-2-NH
2]·(NO
3)
3·H
2O
1, and analyze it
s cry
stal packing and cry
stal
supramolecularity in the context of the influence of the counterion
s. Different array
s (1D and 2D) build up from hard hydrogenbond
s are di
scu
ssed, and we de
scribe the a
ssembly of them to obtain a 3D arrangement. Intra- and intermolecularC-H···X hydrogen bonding occur
s but i
s not a major influence.