2-Methyl-4-nitro-1-(3-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole

Authors

Maciej Kubicki, Adam Mickiewicz University
Pawel Wagner, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

21119

Publication Details

Kubicki, M. & Wagner, P. (2007). 2-Methyl-4-nitro-1-(3-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole. Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 63 (8), o3454.

Abstract

The imidazole and pyridine rings in the title compound, C₉H₈N₄O₄, are twisted with respect to one another, with a dihedral angle of 48.30 (4)°. The nitro group is almost coplanar with the imidazole plane. The crystal packing involves some weak C—H...N and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, of which the strongest, between the imidazole CH group and a nitro O atom [H...O 2.396 (15) Å], forms a centrosymmetric dimer.