In the title complex, the 1:1 ionic adduct of hexamethylenetetraminium and 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate, C6H13N4+*C6H2N3O7-, the cation acts as a donor for bifurcated hydrogen bonds to the O atoms of the phenolate and one of the nitro groups of the 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate anion. The crystal structure is built from sheets of cations and anions, and is stabilized by intermolecular C-H...O and C-H...pi interactions.
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