The title compound {systematic name: [2-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]dimethylazanium benzenesulfonate monohydrate}, C17H28NO2
+·C6H5O3S−·H2O, is a besylate salt hydrate of the antidepressant drug venlafaxine. In the crystal, besylate anions and water molecules self-assemble, forming hydrogen-bonded dimers linked around inversion centers, with graph set R
4
4(6). The crystal packing features a chain of alternate dimers and venlafaxine cations in the b-axis direction with the components linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π interactions. This is the first example of a venlafaxine cation with a closed conformation, as it features an intramolecular N—H⋯O interaction involving the protonated N atom.
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