The crystal structures of 1-(2-halo-6-fluorophenylmethyl)-1-methylimidazolium bromide salts and 1-(2-trifluoromethyl-6-fluorophenylmethyl)-1-methylimidazolium bromide [MeNC 3 H 3 NCH 2 C 6 H 3 X-2-F-6] + .Br-[X = F (1), Cl (2), Br (3), I (4), CF 3 (5)] have been determined. The crystal structure of the hydrate of salt 1 contains π-π stacked imidazolium•••difluorophenyl•••difluorophenyl•••imidazolium units. Those of salts 2, 4 and 5 possess bromide•••halofluorophenyl•••halofluorophenyl•••bromide motifs comprising anion-π and π-π stacking interactions. That of salt 4 also contains bromide•••iodide halogen bonding. The crystal structure of the sesquihydrate of salt 3 possesses bromine•••halofluorophenyl•••halofluorophenyl•••bromine motifs.