Hydrogen Bonded Supramolecular Assembly in N-Benzyladeninium Nitrate and N-Benzyladeninium 3-Hydroxy Picolinate: A Synthetic Cytokinin.

N-benzyladeninium nitrate, ( 1), CHN NO crystallizes in P2/ c, with a = 15.0035(13), b = 5.3788(5), c = 16.8954(13) Å, β = 107.331(6)°, Z = 4 and N-benzyladeninium 3-hydroxy picolinate, ( 2), CHN CHNO, crystallizes in P1, with a = 8.3017(4), b = 14.6170(7), c = 14.7909 (8) Å, α = 78.801 (4), β = 81.979 (4),γ = 88.849 (4)°, Z = 4. In both the salts, the cation exists as N(7)H tautomer with protonation at the N atom. The dihedral angle of 76.64 (16)° for ( 1), 67.91(12)° for (cation A) and 68.27 (13)° for (cation B) in ( 2), between the adenine plane and phenyl ring plane, the distal orientation of the N6 substituent with respect to the imidazole ring and the free N1 position, make these benzyladeninium cations meet all the requirements necessary for cytokinin activity. The crystal structures are stabilized by N-H···N, N-H···O, C-H···O hydrogen bonds and C-H···π stacking interaction between symmetry related benzyladenine molecule. Graphical Abstract: Supramolecular architectures in the crystal structures of N-Benzyladeninium nitrate and N-Benzyladeninium 3-hydroxy picolinate salts. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]