The crystal structures of benzylammonium phenylacetate and its hydrate

Abstract

The crystal packing of benzyl­ammonium phenyl­acetate (1) and its hydrate (2) is governed by hydrogen bonds formed between the ammonium and acetate groups and the water mol­ecule of crystallization (in 2 only). The benzyl moieties for hydro­phobic layers with the aromatic rings adopting edge-to-face arrangements.