The unexpected results obtained from the crystal structure analysis of the hydrochloride and hydrobromide salts of 1,3-dimethyl-5-iminotetrazole (Bryden, Henry, Finnegan, Boschan, McEwan & Van Dolah, 1953;Bryden, 1955) made it desirable to check the configuration of the isomeric 1,4-dimethyl-5-iminotetrazole, NH il /c\ CH~-N N-CI-I 3