The structure of the salt of 2-(2,6-dichlorophenylamino)phenylacetic a
cid (HD) with tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine (TEA), C6H16NO3+.C14H10Cl2NO2-
, consists Of hydrogen-bonded HTEA(+) cations and D- anions, as found
in similar acid-base adducts of HTEA. There are no intermolecular hydr
ogen bonds between the ammonium H atom and the phenylacetate group; th
is may be attributed to the presence of a weak trifurcated intramolecu
lar N-H ...(O)(3) hydrogen bond within the cation. Inter-ion hydrogen
bonds are established through the OH groups of the cations leading to
a two-dimensional network.