2,3-Diaminopyridinium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate

In the title salt, C(5)H(8)N(3)(+)center dot C(6)H(7)O(2)(-), the pyridine N atom of the 2,3-diaminopyridine molecule is protonated. The 2,3-diaminopyridinium cation is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.068 (2) angstrom for one of the amino N atoms. The sorbate anion adopts an extended conformation. In the crystal structure, the protonated N atom and one of the two amino-group H atoms are hydrogen bonded to the sorbate anion through a pair of N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, forming an R(2)(2)(8) ring motif. The ion pairs are further connected via intermolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, forming two-dimensional networks parallel to (100).