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The 21 non-H atoms of the title compound, C15H10Cl2N4, are almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.032 Å); the conformation about the N=C bond [1.277 (6) Å] is E. In the crystal, zigzag supramolecular chains along the c axis (glide symmetry) are formed via N—HN hydrogen bonds. These associate along the b axis by π–π interactions between the fused and terminal benzene rings [intercentroid distance = 3.602 (3) Å] so that layers form in the bc plane.
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In the title salt, C11H12ClN2O+·Cl−, the ten non-H atoms comprising the quinolinium residue are coplanar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.041 Å) and the hydroxyethyl group is approximately perpendicular to this plane [Cring—N—Cmethylene—C torsion angle = −74.61 (18)°]. A supramolecular chain aligned along [101] mediated by charge-assisted O/N—HCl− hydrogen bonds features in the crystal packing. Chains are connected into a three-dimensional architecture by C—HO(hydroxy) interactions.