organic compounds
4-Formyl-2-nitrophenyl 3-nitro-2-methylbenzoate
aDepartamento de Química – Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Apartado 25360, Santiago de Cali, Colombia, and bWestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland
*Correspondence e-mail: rodimo26@yahoo.es
In the title formyl nitro aryl benzoate derivative, C15H10N2O7, the benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 4.96 (3)°. The mean plane of the central ester group, C—O—C–(=O)—C (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0484 Å), is twisted away from the formyl nitro aryl and benzoate rings by 46.61 (5) and 49.93 (5)°, respectively. In the crystal, the molecules are packed forming C—H⋯O interactions in chains which propagate along [010]. Edge-fused R33(15) rings are generated along this direction.
CCDC reference: 974567
Related literature
For similar formyl nitro aryl benzoate compounds, see: Moreno-Fuquen et al. (2013a,b). For information on hydrogen bonds, see: Nardelli (1995). For hydrogen-bond graph-sets motifs, see: Etter (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 974567
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813032583/ng5349sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813032583/ng5349Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813032583/ng5349Isup3.cml
The reagents and solvents for the synthesis were obtained from the Aldrich Chemical Co., and were used without additional purification. The title molecule was obtained through a two-step reaction. First, 3-nitro-2-methylbenzoic acid (0.502 g, 1.575 mmol) was refluxed with thionyl chloride (5 mL) in chloroform for an hour. Then, the thionyl chloride was distilled to purify the 3-nitro-2-methyl benzoyl chloride obtained as a pale-yellow translucent liquid. The same reaction flask was rearranged and an equimolar solution of 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzaldehyde (0.219 g, 1.575 mmol) in acetonitrile was dropped inside it with 0.03 mL of pyridine. The reaction mixture was taken to room temperature with constant stirring for about an hour. A shiny yellow solid was obtained after leaving the solvent to evaporate. IR spectra were recorded on a FT—IR SHIMADZU IR-Affinity-1 spectrophotometer. Yellow crystals; m.p 398 (1) K. IR (KBr) 3228.18cm-1, 3079.51 cm-1 (aromatic C-H); 1723.73 cm-1 (ester C=O); 1690.65 cm-1 (benzaldehyde C=O), 1264.29 cm-1 (ester C-O); 1568.29 cm-1, 1532.06 cm-1, 1360.66 cm-1, 1330.49 cm-1 (nitro –NO2); 1121.38 cm-1 (C=C).
All H-atoms were positioned at geometrically idealized positions with C—H distance of 0.95 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2 times Ueq of the C-atoms to which they were bonded. The coordinates of the H14 atom were refined.
The title compound, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenyl 3-nitro-2-methyl benzoate, (I), was synthesized in order to complement the structural information on the formyl nitro aryl benzoates presented in earlier jobs from our research group: 4-formyl-2-nitrophenyl 4-bromo benzoate (F4BrB) (Moreno-Fuquen et al., 2013a) and 4-formyl-2-nitrophenyl 4-cloro benzoate (F2ClB) (Moreno-Fuquen et al., 2013b). The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig. 1. Bond lengths and bond angles show marked similarity with their homologues F4BrB and F2ClB. The benzene rings of (I) form a dihedral angle of 4.96 (3)°, a value which is quite different from the values reported for F4BrB [62.90 (7)°] and F2ClB [19.55 (9)°] similar systems. This planar arrangement may be motivated by the intermolecular interaction between the methyl group and the nitro group of the formyl ring. The ester group C8-O2-C7(O1)-C1 is planar [r.m.s. deviation= 0.0484 Å] and is twisted away from the formyl nitro aryl and benzoate rings by 46.61 (5)° and 49.93 (5)° respectively. The nitro groups form dihedral angles with the adjacent benzene rings of 37.62 (5)° for O3-N1-O4 and 39.67 (5)° for O6-N2-O7. The crystal packing shows no classical hydrogen bonds. The molecules are packed forming weak C-H···O intermolecular interactions in one-dimensional helical chains which propagates along [010] (see Fig. 2]. The C10 atom at (x,y,z) acts as hydrogen-bond donor to formyl atom O5 at (-x-1,+y-1/2,-z+1/2+1) and C12 atom at (x,y,z) acts as hydrogen-bond donor to nitro O4 atom at (x,+y+1,+z) (see Table 1; Nardelli, 1995). The combination of these two contacts generate edge-fused rings R33(15) (Etter, 1990) along [010].
For similar formyl nitro aryl benzoate compounds, see: Moreno-Fuquen et al. (2013a,b). For information on hydrogen bonds, see: Nardelli (1995). For hydrogen-bond graph-sets motifs, see: Etter (1990).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).C15H10N2O7 | F(000) = 680 |
Mr = 330.25 | Dx = 1.620 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 398(1) K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 12.7162 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 6641 reflections |
b = 8.0719 (2) Å | θ = 3.0–29.5° |
c = 14.1156 (5) Å | µ = 0.13 mm−1 |
β = 110.877 (4)° | T = 123 K |
V = 1353.76 (8) Å3 | Block, pale-yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur E diffractometer | 2706 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.020 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 29.5°, θmin = 3.0° |
ω scans | h = −17→11 |
6641 measured reflections | k = −11→10 |
3319 independent reflections | l = −17→19 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0356P)2 + 0.5883P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3319 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
222 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.33 e Å−3 |
C15H10N2O7 | V = 1353.76 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 330.25 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.7162 (5) Å | µ = 0.13 mm−1 |
b = 8.0719 (2) Å | T = 123 K |
c = 14.1156 (5) Å | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
β = 110.877 (4)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur E diffractometer | 2706 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
6641 measured reflections | Rint = 0.020 |
3319 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
3319 reflections | Δρmin = −0.33 e Å−3 |
222 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | −0.02565 (8) | 0.82147 (13) | 0.96445 (8) | 0.0165 (2) | |
O2 | −0.00317 (8) | 0.97501 (13) | 0.83848 (7) | 0.0149 (2) | |
O3 | −0.14515 (10) | 0.70025 (14) | 0.76210 (9) | 0.0245 (3) | |
O4 | −0.27370 (10) | 0.70420 (14) | 0.83088 (10) | 0.0283 (3) | |
O5 | −0.44451 (10) | 1.42910 (14) | 0.70371 (9) | 0.0253 (3) | |
O6 | 0.32188 (10) | 0.37636 (14) | 0.95119 (9) | 0.0256 (3) | |
O7 | 0.45585 (9) | 0.47549 (15) | 1.08175 (8) | 0.0246 (3) | |
N1 | −0.20884 (10) | 0.77299 (16) | 0.79668 (10) | 0.0187 (3) | |
N2 | 0.36621 (10) | 0.48942 (16) | 1.01005 (9) | 0.0176 (3) | |
C1 | 0.15564 (12) | 0.83319 (18) | 0.94637 (10) | 0.0137 (3) | |
C2 | 0.22771 (12) | 0.96879 (18) | 0.95875 (11) | 0.0164 (3) | |
H2 | 0.1973 | 1.0774 | 0.9445 | 0.020* | |
C3 | 0.34317 (13) | 0.94602 (19) | 0.99163 (11) | 0.0186 (3) | |
H3 | 0.3921 | 1.0386 | 1.0017 | 0.022* | |
C4 | 0.38658 (12) | 0.78678 (19) | 1.00971 (11) | 0.0178 (3) | |
H4 | 0.4656 | 0.7689 | 1.0333 | 0.021* | |
C5 | 0.31330 (12) | 0.65466 (18) | 0.99296 (11) | 0.0150 (3) | |
C6 | 0.19555 (12) | 0.66950 (18) | 0.96223 (10) | 0.0136 (3) | |
C7 | 0.03361 (12) | 0.87005 (17) | 0.92016 (10) | 0.0136 (3) | |
C8 | −0.11021 (12) | 1.04391 (18) | 0.81185 (10) | 0.0131 (3) | |
C9 | −0.20853 (12) | 0.95402 (18) | 0.79489 (10) | 0.0142 (3) | |
C10 | −0.31127 (12) | 1.03321 (18) | 0.77283 (10) | 0.0149 (3) | |
H10 | −0.3771 | 0.9713 | 0.7660 | 0.018* | |
C11 | −0.31668 (12) | 1.20438 (18) | 0.76078 (10) | 0.0149 (3) | |
C12 | −0.21895 (12) | 1.29445 (18) | 0.77370 (11) | 0.0159 (3) | |
H12 | −0.2231 | 1.4110 | 0.7638 | 0.019* | |
C13 | −0.11619 (12) | 1.21503 (18) | 0.80080 (11) | 0.0154 (3) | |
H13 | −0.0495 | 1.2775 | 0.8119 | 0.018* | |
C14 | −0.42791 (13) | 1.2872 (2) | 0.73352 (11) | 0.0182 (3) | |
H14 | −0.4883 (14) | 1.218 (2) | 0.7426 (12) | 0.016 (4)* | |
C15 | 0.11801 (13) | 0.52338 (19) | 0.94709 (12) | 0.0192 (3) | |
H15A | 0.0404 | 0.5625 | 0.9296 | 0.029* | |
H15B | 0.1396 | 0.4583 | 1.0097 | 0.029* | |
H15C | 0.1234 | 0.4540 | 0.8920 | 0.029* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0153 (5) | 0.0170 (5) | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0003 (4) | 0.0063 (4) | 0.0016 (4) |
O2 | 0.0115 (5) | 0.0170 (5) | 0.0163 (5) | 0.0026 (4) | 0.0049 (4) | 0.0043 (4) |
O3 | 0.0241 (6) | 0.0169 (6) | 0.0302 (6) | 0.0036 (5) | 0.0069 (5) | −0.0063 (5) |
O4 | 0.0231 (6) | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0434 (7) | −0.0044 (5) | 0.0113 (5) | 0.0059 (5) |
O5 | 0.0229 (6) | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0284 (6) | 0.0090 (5) | 0.0058 (5) | 0.0012 (5) |
O6 | 0.0252 (6) | 0.0184 (6) | 0.0321 (6) | 0.0025 (5) | 0.0090 (5) | −0.0027 (5) |
O7 | 0.0176 (6) | 0.0309 (7) | 0.0229 (6) | 0.0082 (5) | 0.0041 (5) | 0.0080 (5) |
N1 | 0.0156 (6) | 0.0138 (6) | 0.0220 (7) | −0.0015 (5) | 0.0009 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
N2 | 0.0155 (6) | 0.0202 (7) | 0.0188 (6) | 0.0041 (5) | 0.0082 (5) | 0.0040 (5) |
C1 | 0.0130 (7) | 0.0165 (7) | 0.0119 (6) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0048 (5) | −0.0002 (5) |
C2 | 0.0177 (7) | 0.0148 (7) | 0.0172 (7) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0070 (6) | 0.0001 (6) |
C3 | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0210 (7) | −0.0037 (6) | 0.0063 (6) | −0.0015 (6) |
C4 | 0.0124 (7) | 0.0224 (8) | 0.0186 (7) | 0.0005 (6) | 0.0054 (6) | −0.0004 (6) |
C5 | 0.0153 (7) | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0136 (7) | 0.0037 (6) | 0.0055 (5) | 0.0022 (6) |
C6 | 0.0127 (7) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0118 (6) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0045 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
C7 | 0.0132 (7) | 0.0115 (7) | 0.0145 (7) | 0.0009 (5) | 0.0031 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
C8 | 0.0117 (7) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0117 (6) | 0.0026 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | 0.0009 (5) |
C9 | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0103 (7) | 0.0153 (7) | −0.0009 (5) | 0.0045 (5) | −0.0001 (5) |
C10 | 0.0126 (7) | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0148 (7) | −0.0013 (6) | 0.0041 (5) | 0.0000 (6) |
C11 | 0.0151 (7) | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0120 (7) | 0.0022 (6) | 0.0032 (5) | −0.0011 (5) |
C12 | 0.0187 (7) | 0.0123 (7) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0047 (6) | 0.0005 (5) |
C13 | 0.0151 (7) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0151 (7) | −0.0026 (6) | 0.0045 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
C14 | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0026 (6) | 0.0038 (6) | −0.0037 (6) |
C15 | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0152 (8) | 0.0263 (8) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0078 (6) | 0.0022 (6) |
O1—C7 | 1.2034 (17) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
O2—C7 | 1.3717 (17) | C5—C6 | 1.408 (2) |
O2—C8 | 1.3923 (16) | C6—C15 | 1.503 (2) |
O3—N1 | 1.2333 (16) | C8—C13 | 1.389 (2) |
O4—N1 | 1.2269 (16) | C8—C9 | 1.391 (2) |
O5—C14 | 1.2123 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.387 (2) |
O6—N2 | 1.2276 (17) | C10—C11 | 1.391 (2) |
O7—N2 | 1.2305 (16) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
N1—C9 | 1.4615 (19) | C11—C12 | 1.395 (2) |
N2—C5 | 1.4745 (19) | C11—C14 | 1.486 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.398 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.381 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.405 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C1—C7 | 1.4913 (19) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.385 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.992 (17) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.386 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.380 (2) | ||
C7—O2—C8 | 118.77 (11) | C13—C8—C9 | 119.32 (13) |
O4—N1—O3 | 124.66 (13) | C13—C8—O2 | 115.89 (13) |
O4—N1—C9 | 117.76 (13) | C9—C8—O2 | 124.79 (13) |
O3—N1—C9 | 117.57 (12) | C10—C9—C8 | 121.03 (13) |
O6—N2—O7 | 123.78 (13) | C10—C9—N1 | 117.17 (13) |
O6—N2—C5 | 119.28 (12) | C8—C9—N1 | 121.78 (13) |
O7—N2—C5 | 116.88 (13) | C9—C10—C11 | 119.15 (14) |
C2—C1—C6 | 122.21 (13) | C9—C10—H10 | 120.4 |
C2—C1—C7 | 116.91 (13) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.4 |
C6—C1—C7 | 120.81 (13) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.93 (14) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.48 (14) | C10—C11—C14 | 118.67 (14) |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.8 | C12—C11—C14 | 121.39 (14) |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.8 | C13—C12—C11 | 120.34 (14) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.32 (14) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.8 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.3 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.8 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.3 | C12—C13—C8 | 120.07 (14) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.99 (14) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C8—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.5 | O5—C14—C11 | 123.16 (15) |
C4—C5—C6 | 124.48 (14) | O5—C14—H14 | 121.8 (10) |
C4—C5—N2 | 115.48 (13) | C11—C14—H14 | 115.0 (10) |
C6—C5—N2 | 120.04 (13) | C6—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C5 | 114.42 (13) | C6—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C15 | 122.28 (13) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C15 | 123.30 (13) | C6—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—O2 | 123.29 (13) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—C1 | 126.50 (13) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O2—C7—C1 | 110.16 (12) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −2.7 (2) | C6—C1—C7—O2 | −131.49 (13) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 174.41 (13) | C7—O2—C8—C13 | 128.15 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.6 (2) | C7—O2—C8—C9 | −52.74 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.0 (2) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | −3.7 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −2.8 (2) | O2—C8—C9—C10 | 177.22 (12) |
C3—C4—C5—N2 | 177.60 (13) | C13—C8—C9—N1 | 174.58 (13) |
O6—N2—C5—C4 | −139.54 (14) | O2—C8—C9—N1 | −4.5 (2) |
O7—N2—C5—C4 | 37.86 (17) | O4—N1—C9—C10 | −37.16 (19) |
O6—N2—C5—C6 | 40.80 (19) | O3—N1—C9—C10 | 141.65 (13) |
O7—N2—C5—C6 | −141.79 (14) | O4—N1—C9—C8 | 144.49 (14) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.0 (2) | O3—N1—C9—C8 | −36.7 (2) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | −175.99 (12) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 4.4 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C15 | −178.84 (13) | N1—C9—C10—C11 | −173.94 (13) |
C7—C1—C6—C15 | 4.2 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −1.8 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.7 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C14 | 177.84 (13) |
N2—C5—C6—C1 | −178.63 (12) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.5 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C15 | −178.42 (14) | C14—C11—C12—C13 | 178.86 (13) |
N2—C5—C6—C15 | 1.2 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 2.3 (2) |
C8—O2—C7—O1 | 7.4 (2) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 0.3 (2) |
C8—O2—C7—C1 | −170.43 (12) | O2—C8—C13—C12 | 179.48 (12) |
C2—C1—C7—O1 | −126.35 (16) | C10—C11—C14—O5 | −166.20 (14) |
C6—C1—C7—O1 | 50.8 (2) | C12—C11—C14—O5 | 13.4 (2) |
C2—C1—C7—O2 | 51.37 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10···O5i | 0.95 | 2.48 | 3.3457 (18) | 152 |
C12—H12···O4ii | 0.95 | 2.71 | 3.5321 (19) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, y+1, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10···O5i | 0.95 | 2.48 | 3.3457 (18) | 152.1 |
C12—H12···O4ii | 0.95 | 2.71 | 3.5321 (19) | 145.2 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
RMF thanks the Universidad del Valle, Colombia, for partial financial support.
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The title compound, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenyl 3-nitro-2-methyl benzoate, (I), was synthesized in order to complement the structural information on the formyl nitro aryl benzoates presented in earlier jobs from our research group: 4-formyl-2-nitrophenyl 4-bromo benzoate (F4BrB) (Moreno-Fuquen et al., 2013a) and 4-formyl-2-nitrophenyl 4-cloro benzoate (F2ClB) (Moreno-Fuquen et al., 2013b). The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig. 1. Bond lengths and bond angles show marked similarity with their homologues F4BrB and F2ClB. The benzene rings of (I) form a dihedral angle of 4.96 (3)°, a value which is quite different from the values reported for F4BrB [62.90 (7)°] and F2ClB [19.55 (9)°] similar systems. This planar arrangement may be motivated by the intermolecular interaction between the methyl group and the nitro group of the formyl ring. The ester group C8-O2-C7(O1)-C1 is planar [r.m.s. deviation= 0.0484 Å] and is twisted away from the formyl nitro aryl and benzoate rings by 46.61 (5)° and 49.93 (5)° respectively. The nitro groups form dihedral angles with the adjacent benzene rings of 37.62 (5)° for O3-N1-O4 and 39.67 (5)° for O6-N2-O7. The crystal packing shows no classical hydrogen bonds. The molecules are packed forming weak C-H···O intermolecular interactions in one-dimensional helical chains which propagates along [010] (see Fig. 2]. The C10 atom at (x,y,z) acts as hydrogen-bond donor to formyl atom O5 at (-x-1,+y-1/2,-z+1/2+1) and C12 atom at (x,y,z) acts as hydrogen-bond donor to nitro O4 atom at (x,+y+1,+z) (see Table 1; Nardelli, 1995). The combination of these two contacts generate edge-fused rings R33(15) (Etter, 1990) along [010].