title: 1-Methyl-4,5-dinitro-1H-imidazole.
abstract: In the title compound, C(4)H(4)N(4)O(4), the two nitro groups are twisted with respect to the imidazole plane, making dihedral angles of 24.2 (3) and 33.4 (4)°. In the crystal structure, the mol-ecules are linked through non-classical inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering and Environment, North University of China, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong-Xiang
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wang