(E)-9,10-Dihydro-9-methyl-9-nitro-10(trinitromethyl)anthracene

Abstract

The title compound, C16H12N4O8, was prepared by the photochemical reaction of 9-methylanthracene and tetranitromethane in dichloromethane. Intermolecula face-to-face pi-pi stacking interactions are present along the a axis.