The title compounds, C7H9N2O+.ClO4-, (1), and C13H15N3O2+.2ClO(4)(-).H
2O, (2), have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined
. The C-N(carbamoyl) bond in each compound has some double-bond charac
ter [bond lengths 1.319(5) for (1) and 1.325 (7) Angstrom for (2)], in
dicating that the sp(2) hybridization is delocalized over the O-C-N(ca
rbamoyl) unit. The carbamoylmethyl plane is canted with respect to the
attached pyridinium plane at an angle of 63.5 (2) for (1) and 79.1 (2
)degrees for (2). Two major conformers have been found in the molecula
r mechanics calculations performed on the N-carbamoylmethylpyridinium
cation.