title: 2-Methyl-3-nitro-benzyl cyanide.
abstract: The title compound, C(9)H(8)N(2)O, was prepared from o-xylene by nitration, oxidation, hydrolysis, reduction, chlorination and cyanation. There are two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit with a dihedral angle of 20.15 (7)° between their aromatic rings.
authors.forename: You-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhang