Methyl 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzoate

Abstract

In the title compound, C8H6ClNO4, the nitro and acetoxy groups attached to the benzene ring at neighbouring positions are twisted from its plane by 29.4 (1) and 49.7 (1)°, respectively. In the crystal, weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds link molecules into layers parallel to (101). The crystal packing exhibits short intermolecular C...O distances of 2.925 (3) Å.