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Abstract Treatment of 1-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)piperazine and 1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)piperazine with H2SO4 in 2:1 molar ratio at RT affords the corresponding sulfate salts [C12H20N2][HSO4]2·H2O (SI) and [C12H20N2][HSO4]2 (SII). These compounds have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and spectroscopic investigations (IR and NMR). In the atomic arrangement of (SI) the HSO4− anions are associated by pairs linked to the water molecules forming corrugated ribbons, while in the (SII) structure, the pairs of the HSO4− anions form corrugated chains. Solid-state 13C and 15N CP-MAS NMR spectroscopies are in agreement with the X-ray structure. The vibrational absorption bands were identified by infrared spectroscopy. NMR peaks were attributed with the aid of DFT calculations. The electronic properties such as HOMO and LUMO energies were determined.