Crystal structure of 2-amino-1,3-di-bromo-6-oxo-5,6-di-hydro-pyrido[1,2-a]quinoxalin-11-ium bromide monohydrate.

In the title hydrated salt, C12H8Br2N3O(+)·Br(-)·H2O, which was synthesized by the reaction of the pyridine derivative Schiff base N (1),N (4)-bis-(pyridine-2-yl-methyl-ene)benzene-1,4-di-amine with bromine, the asymmetric unit contains a 2-amino-1,3-di-bromo-6-oxo-5,6-di-hydro-pyrido[1,2-a]quinoxalin-11-ium cation, with a protonated pyridine moiety, a bromide anion and a water mol-ecule of solvation. The cation is non-planar with the di-bromo-substituted benzene ring, forming dihedral angles of 24.3 (4) and 11.5 (4)° with the fused pyridine and pyrazine ring moieties, respectively. In the crystal, the cations are linked through a centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded cyclic R 4 (2)(8) Br2(H2O)2 unit by N-H⋯Br, N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, forming one-dimensional ribbons extending along b, with the planes of the cations lying parallel to (100).