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Abstract High yield 3-hydroxy benzaldehyde-N-methyl 4-stilbazolium tosylate (3-HBST) was synthesized by optimizing the reaction temperature. High-quality bulk crystals of 3-HBST were grown by slow evaporation technique and spontaneous nucleation method, respectively. The crystal structure of 3-HBST was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and belongs to monoclinic system. The defects of the 3-HBST crystals were observed by the synchrotron radiation X-ray topography. 3-HBST crystal remains stable until 305 °C, with a melting point of 214.1 °C from the TG-DTG and DSC techniques. The dielectric constant of 3-HBST crystal was also studied. The grown crystal had good optical transparency and the optical transmittance was investigated by UV-vis-NIR spectral analysis. Photoluminescence (PL) indicated green emission occurred at 478 nm. Based on the growth technical analysis and performance parameters measurements, 3-HBST crystal was verified to be a promising organic nonlinear optical crystal.