Acta Crystallographica Section E (Mar 2010)
2,7-Bis(trichloromethyl)-1,8-naphthyridineThis paper is dedicated to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (King Rama IX) for his sustainable development of the country.
Abstract
The complete molecule of the title compound, C10H4Cl6N2, is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, with two C atoms lying on the rotation axis; the 1,8-naphthyridine ring is almost planar with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0002 Å. In the crystal structure, the molecules are stacked in an antiparallel manner along [001]. Short Cl...Cl [3.3502 (4)] and Cl...N [3.2004 (11)–3.2220 (10) Å] contacts are observed in the crystal structure.