1-Dibromomethyl-4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzene

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C8H 7Br2NO3, 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 mol-ecule, the dibromo-methyl group is orientated in such a way that the two Br atoms are tilted away from the benzene ring. An inter-esting features of the crystal structure is the two short Br?Br inter-actions which, together with inter-molecular C - H?O hydrogen bonds, link the molecules into an extended three-dimensional network. The crystal structure is further stabilized by weak C - H?? inter-actions. Fun et al. 2009.