title: 2-Iodo-5-nitro-thio-phene.
abstract: The title compound, C(4)H(2)INO(2)S, was synthesized by nitration of iodo-thio-phene with acetyl nitrate. The molecule is essentially planar, withthe nitro group tilted by 1.78 (19)° and the iodine atom displaced by 0.0233 (2) Å with respect to the thiophene ring. In the crystal structure, adjacent mol-ecules are linked through weak I⋯O inter-actions [3.039 (2)Å], forming chains extending along the b axis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xing Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiang Chao
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hu