1,4-Bis(2-nitrophenoxy)butane

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H16N2O6, contains one-half molecule, the mid-point of the central C—C bond being located on a crystallographic inversion center. The crystal structure shows weak interactions between the O atoms of the nitro groups and two different C—H groups of the benzene rings. The extended weak hydrogen-bond formation, involving the NO2 groups, generates an infinite three-dimensional network.