[PConstantino]

I have a question which might be silly...

Consider a molecule or salt Codeine phosphate. In the graphs they always draw this phosphate as something far away from the molecule. is codeine phosphate a salt? in this case a molecule is forming a salt with this phosphate group? how is that possible if the codeine molecule itself is neutral?

Thanks a lot

[Hunter2]

Codein contains one NCH₃-group. This can react with hydrogenium of acids to form a saltl kike ammonia does. R1R2R3N + H⁺ => R1R2R3HN⁺