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organic compounds
The molecular structure of 4-bromo-2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile, C7H2BrCl2N, is normal. The most striking feature of the crystal packing is a short distance, 3.102 (5) Å, between N and Br in adjacent molecules that can be thought of as an interaction between the Lewis base, CN, and the Lewis acid, Br.