5-Cyano-1,3-phenylene diacetate

Abstract

In the title molecule, C11H9NO4, the two acetoxy groups are twisted from the plane of the benzene ring by 67.89 (4) and 53.30 (5)°. Both carbonyl groups are on the same side of the aromatic ring. In the crystal, weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds link molecules into layers parallel to the ac plane. The crystal packing exhibits π–π interactions between the aromatic rings, indicated by a short intercentroid distance of 3.767 (3) Å.