The cation of the title salt, C13H14N3+.NO3- is found to have a confor
mation with both phenyl rings lying in syn positions with respect to t
he unsubstituted N atom. The geometry of the guanidinium group is clos
e to that expected for a central C-sp2 atom. The structure is stabiliz
ed by a two-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds in the (100) plane,
where the O atoms of the anion are accepters from the N-H guanidinium
groups.