Crystal structure of 1-methyl-2-[(E)-2-(4-methylphenyl)ethenyl]-4-nitro-1H-imidazole

Abstract

In the title molecule, C13H13N3O2, the planes of the benzene and imidazole rings form a dihedral angle of 7.72 (5)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H...N and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to (100). A weak C—H...π interaction connects these layers into a three-dimensional network. A π–π stacking interaction, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.5373 (9) Å, is also observed.