2-Amino-6-methyl­pyridinium 2,2,2-tri­chloro­acetate

In the asymmetric unit of the title mol­ecular salt, C(6)H(9)N(2) (+)·C(2)Cl(3)O(2) (−), there are two independent 2-amino-6-methyl­pyridinium cations and two independent tri­chloro­acetate anions. The pyridine N atom of the 2-amino-6-methyl­pyridine mol­ecule is protonated and the geometries of these cations reveal amine–imine tautomerism. Both protonated 2-amino-6-methyl­pyridinium cations are essentially planar [maximum deviations = 0.026 (2) and 0.012 (2) Å]. In the crystal, the protonated N atom and the 2-amino group of the cation are hydrogen bonded to the carboxyl­ate O atoms of the anion via a pair of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming an R (2) (2)(8) ring motif. These motifs are connected via N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form slabs parallel to (101).