Close interactions of the C
-H- - -O type have been analyzed via X-ray crystallography andhigh-pressure infrared spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that the C
-H- - -O interactions can offeran additional stability to the
-sheet formation. X-ray structural data suggest that while 1-acetamido-3-(2-pyrimidinyl)-imidazolium bromide exhibits a bilayer stacking, the PF
6- salt reveals a
-sheetlike pattern.The appearance of the free-NH infrared absorption indicates that the conventional N-H- - -O or N-H- - -Nhydrogen bonds do not fully dominate the packing for the PF
6- salt. The high-pressure infrared studysuggests that the C
-H- - -O hydrogen bonds are the important determinants for the stability of the PF
6-salt. This study also verifies that the imidazolium C-H stretching frequency shifts to a longer wavelengthupon the formation of the C-H- - -O hydrogen bonds.