2-Amino-3-(hy­droxy­meth­yl)pyridinium 2-benzoyl­benzoate monohydrate

In the title hydrated salt, C(6)H(9)N(2)O(+)·C(14)H(9)O(3) (−)·H(2)O, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings of the 2-benzoyl­benzoate anion is 82.04 (14)°, while the angles between the aromatic ring of the pyridinium cation and each of the benzene rings of the anion are 4.42 (14) and 82.04 (14)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network with R (2) (2)(8), R (6) (6)(16) and R (4) (4)(6) motifs. The crystal packing is further stabilized by two π–π inter­actions, one between pyridinium rings, and another between the benzene benzoate and pyridinium rings of neighbouring mol­ecules, with centroid-to-centroid distances of 3.559 (2) and 3.606 (2) Å, respectively.