Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2193-o2194  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809031833 ]

1-Dibromomethyl-4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzene

H.-K. Fun, J. H. Goh, B. Chandrakantha and A. M. Isloor

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₈H₇Br₂NO₃, comprises two crystallographically independent molecules (A and B). The nitro groups are twisted from the attached benzene rings, making dihedral angles of 39.26 (9) and 35.90 (9)° in molecules A and B, respectively. In each molecule, the dibromomethyl group is orientated in such a way that the two Br atoms are tilted away from the benzene ring. An interesting features of the crystal structure is the two short BrBr interactions which, together with intermolecular C-HO hydrogen bonds, link the molecules into an extended three-dimensional network. The crystal structure is further stabilized by weak C-H interactions.

Online 19 August 2009

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