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Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o162 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811053517 ]

Methyl 6-chloronicotinate

Y. Xu, L.-L. Yang, S.-Y. Yang and J. Liu

Abstract: The molecule of the title compound, C₇H₆ClNO₂, is almost planar, with a dihedral angle of 3.34 (14)° between the COOMe group and the aromatic ring. In the crystal, the molecules are arranged into (1 $\\overline{1}$ 2) layers by C-HN hydrogen bonds and there are [pi] - [pi] stacking interactions between the aromatic rings in adjacent layers [centroid-centroid distance 3.8721 (4) Å]

Online 17 December 2011