(4-Nitrophenyl)methyl 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1-carboxylate: Crystal structure and Hirshfeld analysis

Abstract

In the title compound, C12H12N2O4, the dihydropyrrole ring is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0049 A) and is nearly coplanar with the adjacent C2O2 residue [dihedral angle = 4.56 (9)°], which links to the 4-nitrobenzene substituent [dihedral angle = 4.58 (8)°]. The molecule is concave, with the outer rings lying to the same side of the central C2O2 residue and being inclined to each other [dihedral angle = 8.30 (7)°]. In the crystal, supramolecular layers parallel to (10-5) are sustained by nitrobenzene-C - H. . .O(carbonyl) and pyrrole-C - H. . .O(nitro) interactions. The layers are connected into a three-dimensional architecture by π(pyrrole)-π(nitrobenzene) stacking [inter-centroid separation = 3.7414 (10) A] and nitro-O. . .π(pyrrole) interactions.