2,6-Bis(bromomethyl)pyridine

Abstract

In the title molecule, C7H7Br2N, the C—Br vectors of the bromomethyl groups extend to opposite sides of the pyridine ring and are oriented nearly perpendicular to its plane. In the crystal, the molecules related by a c-glide-plane operation are arranged into stacks along the c axis, with centroid–centroid distances between neighboring aromatic rings of 3.778 (2) Å. A short Br...Br contact of 3.6025 (11) Å is observed within a pair of inversion-related molecules.