N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3,5-dinitrobenzamide

Abstract

The title compound, C9H9N3O6, was synthesized by the condensation of methyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate and 2-aminoethanol. The non-centrosymmetric space group results in the formation of pseudo-chiral helices in the crystal structure, which exhibits a layer packing structure involving intramolecular N—H...O and O—H...O interactions.