4,5-Diphenyl-2-p-tolyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium nitrate

In the cation of the title compound, C22H19N2+·NO3 , the N atom in the 3-position of the imidazole is protonated. The three pendant aromatic rings are twisted from the plane of the imadazolium ring by dihedral angles of 38.1 (1), 43.74 (9) and 20.4 (1)°. In the crystal structure, N—H...O and N—H...(O,O) hydrogen bonds link the molecules to form an infinite one-dimensional chain parallel to the c axis.