Source of material 3-Aminopyridine(0.16 g; 1.7mmol) wasdissolved in 10 ml concentrated hydroiodicacid yielding abrown mixture. This mixture was heated to 90°C and then slowly cooled to room temperature. Within 3-4 days orange needles grew from this solution. Elemental analysis (C 5 H 12 N 2 I 6 O 2 ): Calcd., %: C, 6.72; H, 1.35; N, 3.13; I, 85.21. Found, %: C, 6.83; H, 1.28; N, 3.19; I, 85.02. For details on theelemental analytical methods used, see general procedures giveninthe literature [3,4]. For the quantitative analysis of iodine alternatively aluminium was used as the reducing agent. The Raman spectrum (BrukerM ULTIRAMs pectrometer (Nd:YAG-Laser at 1064 nm; RT-InGaAs-detector; backscatteringgeometry))shows twostrongbands at 140and 115cm -1 indicating aslightly asymmetric triiodide anion [5].
Experimental detailsOne of the water molecules (O2/O2a) is disordered over two sites close to the mirror plane (ratio: 1/1; for clarity only one of the two half occupied positions is shown in the figure). Positional coordinates of hydrogen atomsi nvolved in hydrogen bonds were refined using distance restraints. U iso values for all hydrogen atoms were settoplausible values.The Flackparameter of 0.01(2)was determined using 1624 quotients [(I+)-
DiscussionBecause of their biological activity there is ageneral interest in aminopyridines [7]. Especially the monoprotonated cations are known to inactivate K + channels reversibly [8]. Polyiodides are defined as extended ionic structures that fulfill the general formula I (2m+n) n-(n =1-4, m =integer).They are formally built from I -,I 3 -and I 2 units and show astrong tendency to concatenate to extended motifs by halogen halogen interactions [9, 10].Moreover there is afocus on diaminium and pyridinium iodides and corresponding polyiodides, as they have asignificant influence on the redox chemistry in dye-sensitized solar cells [11, 12].In the recent past, several groups have synthesized new polyiodides using stick-shaped cations whose lengths andshapes fit with the structures of the polyiodide anions [13][14][15][16].I np articular, the semi-flexible a,w-diazaniumalkane dicationsh aves uccessfully been used for the synthesis of aseries of new polyiodide salts [4,[17][18][19][20]. Nitrogen based heterocyclic cations are also known to template the synthesis of new polyiodides [21][22][23].This contribution is part of our ongoing interest in the structural chemistry of iodide and polyiodide containing compounds. The asymmetric unit of the title structure is composed of one half of adication, and one half water molecule (O1) both lying on amirror plane; asecond water molecule (O2) appears disordered over two positions near to amirror plane and one triodide anion is located in ageneral position (see figure; ellipsoidsare drawn at the 70 %proba-bility level). All moieties are connected by N-H×××I, O-H×××Iand N-H×××Oh ydrogen bonds whose parameters are in accord with those reported in the literature [24]. Hydrogen bonded subunits are composed of one dication, two anions and two w...