title: trans-1-Cyano-2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-nitroethylene.
abstract: The title compound, C(10)H(8)N(2)O(3), has been prepared by condensation of 2-methoxybenzaldehyde and nitroacetonitrile in ethanol at room temperature. Its investigation has been undertaken as a part of search for new nonlinear optical compounds. The pi-conjugated molecule is almost planar. Molecules in the crystal are packed in stacks with antiparallel molecular orientation and slightly alternating distances between mean molecular planes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA, and Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 28 Vavilov St, B-334 Moscow, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Nesterov
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Kislyi
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Timofeeva
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Antipin
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Semenov