title: 3-(3-Nitro-benzyl-idene)pentane-2,4-dione.
abstract: In the title mol-ecule, C(12)H(11)NO(4), the two acetyl C-C=O planes are inclined to the benzene ring at angles of 18.03 (8) and 80.75 (7)°. In the crystal, adjacent mol-ecules are linked into centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of C-H⋯O inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology, Xiangfan University, Xiangfan 441053, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chuanbing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu