Synthesis, structural studies and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-[(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methyl]pyridin-1-ium hexa-kis-(nitrato-κ(2) O,O')thorate(IV).

Reaction of thorium(IV) nitrate with 2-[(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)meth-yl]pyridine (L) yielded (LH)(2)[Th(NO(3))(6)] or (C(14)H(13)N(4))(2)[Th(NO(3))(6)] (1), instead of the expected mixed-ligand complex [Th(NO(3))(4) L (2)], which was detected in the mass spectrum of 1. In the structure, the [Th(NO(3))(6)](2-) anions display an icosa-hedral coordination geometry and are connected by LH(+) cations through C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The LH(+) cations inter-act via N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important inter-actions are O⋯H/H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions, which represent a 55.2% contribution.