3,5-Dinitrobenzyl methanesulfonate

Abstract

The title compound, C8H8N2O7S, an intermediate in the synthesis of N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,5-dinitroaniline, exists as a discrete molecule; the nitro groups are twisted with respect to the aromatic system [dihedral angles = 17.0 (1) and 26.3 (1)°].