Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o731  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808007290 ]

1,3-Bis(chloromethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitrobenzene

C.-L. Shao, C. Li, Z. Liu, M.-Y. Wei and C.-Y. Wang

Abstract: The title compound, C₉H₉Cl₂NO₂, is a natural product isolated from the endophytic fungus No. B77 of the mangrove tree from the South China Sea coast. In the crystal structure, the molecules lie on twofold axes and form offset stacks through face-to-face - interactions. Adjacent molecules in each stack are related by a centre of inversion and have an interplanar separation of 3.53 (1) Å, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.76 (1) Å. Between stacks, there are C-HO interactions to the nitro groups and ClCl contacts of 3.462 (1) Å.

Online 20 March 2008

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