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In the title compound, (C11H14N)[AlCl4], the nitrilium (systematic name: 2,2-dimethyl-N-phenyl-propane-nitrilium) ion adopts a slightly distorted linear configuration [C-N C = 178.87 (16) and N C-C = 179.13 (17)°]. In the crystal, while there are no inter-molecular hydrogen bonds, pairs of nitrilium ions are linked through π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.8091 (13) Å].

In the title compound, [Cu(C(2)H(3)O(2))(2)(C(6)H(16)N(2))], the Cu(II) atom is coordinated by two N atoms from the chelating N,N,N',N'-tetra-methyl-ethane-1,2-diamine ligand and two O atoms from two acetate anions in a distorted square-planar geometry. In addition, there are longer contacts between Cu and the second O atom of each acetate ligand, which could be considered to complete a distorted octa-hedral geometry. The mol-ecules in the crystal structure are connected via inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding contacts.