1,2-Bis(4-nitrobenzyl)diselane

Abstract

The title compound, C14H12N2O4Se2, is not chiral, but the molecules assume a chiral conformation in the solid state and crystallize as an aggregate. The central C—Se—Se—C torsion angle is 90.4 (2)°, while the two Se—Se—C—C fragments assume gauche conformations with values of −59.4 (5) and 67.5 (4)°. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 80.74 (14)°.