Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o767  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809008484 ]

2-Methyl-3-nitrobenzyl cyanide

Y.-S. Chen and J.-H. Zhang

Abstract: The title compound, C₉H₈N₂O, was prepared from o-xylene by nitration, oxidation, hydrolysis, reduction, chlorination and cyanation. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit with a dihedral angle of 20.15 (7)° between their aromatic rings.

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