(E)-1-(2-Nitroethenyl)naphthalene

Abstract

The title molecule, C12H9NO2, adopts a trans configuration about the olefinic double bond. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.012 Å) and the nitroethenyl group (r.m.s. deviation = 0.032 Å) is 12.66 (5)°. The molecules are linked into a two-dimensional network parallel to the bc plane by C—H...O hydrogen bonds. The substituted benzene rings in adjacent networks are stacked with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.6337 (11) Å, indicating π–π interactions.