The title compound, C9H10N+. Cl- contains two symmetry-independent formula
units in the unit cell. The independent organic cations have similar confor
mations and coordination geometries, whereas the chloride ions have very di
fferent coordination spheres. All six independent alkyne groups form C=C-H
... Cl- hydrogen bonds, with C ... Cl- separations in the narrow range 3.46
-3.63 Angstrom.