“…Especially the pyridinium cations have been studied widely and particular attention has been given to the donor-acceptor properties [4]. Some of the crystal structural studies of 2-aminopyridinium picrate [5], 3-aminopyridinium picrate [6], 4-aminopyridinium picrate [7], 2-methyl pyridinium picrate [8], 3-methylpyridinium picrate [9] and 4-methylpyridinium picrate [10] Recently we have reported the supramolecular structure of 2-bromopyridinium picrate [11], 3hydroxypyridinium 2,4-dinitrophenolate and 4-hydroxypyridinium 2,4-dinitrophenolate [12]. Herein, we report the crystallographic structure, supramolecular architecture, optical properties and Hirshfeld surface analysis of two charge transfer crystals of 3-acetylpyridinium picrate (I) and 3-acetylpyridinium picrate (II).…”