title: Ethyl 2-(2-methyl-4-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(8)H(11)N(3)O(4), the dihedral angle between the imidazole ring and the ethyl acetate plane is 103.1 (8)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wuxi 214063, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong-Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Min-Hao
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yong-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu