Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o1717-o1718  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803022426 ]

p-Nitrophenylmaleimide

R. Moreno-Fuquen, H. Valencia, R. Abonia, A. R. Kennedy and D. Graham

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₀H₆N₂O₄, belongs to a series of N-arylmaleimides. These N-substituted maleimides can be used as photo-initiators for free-radical polymerization. The molecule has crystallographic twofold rotation symmetry. The dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene and imide rings is 42.98  (5)°.

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