1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-5-ethoxy-8-nitro-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine

Abstract

In the title compound, C15H19ClN4O3, an active agrochemical possessing insecticidal activity, the dihedral angle between the mean planes passing through the pyridine ring and the five-membered ring is 87.3 (2)°. The fused pyridine ring adopts a twisted sofa conformation. The molecular structure features close intramolecular C—H...N and C—H...O hydrogen bonding.