In the title molecular salt, C16H10NO +·I-, the dihedral angle between the pyridinium and benzene rings is 6.61 (8)°. In the crystal, the cation is linked to the anion by a C-H⋯I interaction arising from the activated aromatic C atom adjacent to the N+cation.
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