The absolute configurations of desmethylselegiline hydrochloride [(R)-(-)-1-benzyl-N-(2-propynyl)ethyl-ammonium chloride, C12H16N+.Cl-], (1), and p-fluoro-desmethylselegiline hydrochloride [(R)-(-)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(2-propynyl)ethylammonium chloride, C12H15FN+.Cl-], (2), were determinedThe two compounds are metabolites of the anti-Parkinson agent selegiline and its backup, p-fluoroselegiline.The two crystal structures are highly isostructural.Crystallog. data are given.