(E)-2-[4-(Diethyl­amino)­styr­yl]-1-methyl­pyridinium benzene­sulfonate mono­hydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(18)H(23)N(2) (+)·C(6)H(5)O(3)S(-)·H(2)O, comprises a 2-[4-(diethyl-amino)-styr-yl]-1-methyl-pyridinium cation, a benzene-sulfonate anion and a solvent water mol-ecule. One ethyl substituent of the diethyl-amino group of the cation is disordered over two positions in a 0.73789 (9):0.26211 (9) ratio. The cation exists in the E configuration with respect to the C=C bond and the π-conjugated system is essentially planar with a dihedral angle of 0.82 (10)° between the pyridinium and benzene rings. The cation and anion are almost orthogonal with a dihedral angle of 86.71 (10)° between the π-conjugated system of the cation and benzene ring of the anion. In the crystal, mol-ecules are arranged into chains along [001] and adjacent chains are linked by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions. The crystal is further stablilized by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak C-H⋯π inter-actions.