1-Benzyl-2,5-dioxopyrrolidine-3,4-diyl diacetate

Abstract

The pyrrolidine-2,5-dione ring in the title compound, C15H15NO6, is in a twisted conformation with the acetyl C atoms projecting to opposite sides of the ring. The acetyl groups lie to opposite sides of the five-membered ring. The benzene ring is roughly perpendicular to the heterocyclic ring, forming a dihedral angle of 76.57 (14)° with it. In the crystal, molecules are connected through a network of C - H⋯O and C - H⋯π inter-actions.