anion is close to tetrahedral, whereas the analogous copper anions appeared in distorted tetrahedral geometries with trans angles of 124.4 • for X = Cl and 123.6 • for X = Br. In addition to the ionic interactions between the cations and the anions, the components are connected by weak C-H··· Cl − bonds. As a distinction between the two crystallographically independent cations in the asymmetric unit, one type of independent cations form long chains via weak edge to face π-π interactions along the crystallographic b axis, whereas the other type of cations are not tied together by such weak π-π interactions. The coordination around the N atoms is also nearly tetrahedral, and neither static nor dynamic disorder of the Bz 2 Me 2 N + cations can be observed. The complexes are thermally stable and melt close to the decomposition temperatures in the range 170 -205 • C.