title: 2-Chloro-5-(chloro-meth-yl)pyridine.
abstract: The title compound, C(6)H(5)Cl(2)N, is almost planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0146 Å for all atoms except for the 5-choloromethyl Cl atom. The offset Cl atom lies above this plane with a Cl-C-C angle of 111.11 (17)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected via inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming dimers.
authors.affiliation: School of Material Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211169, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yuan-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Huai-Qing
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling-Yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Hao