title: 2-Methyl-3-nitro-benzonitrile.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(6)N(2)O(2), contains two independent mol-ecules, the aromatic rings of which are oriented at a dihedral angle of 1.68 (3)°. Intra-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds result in the formation of two non-planar six-membered rings, which adopt envelope and twisted conformations. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules. There are π-π contacts between the benzene rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.752 (3) and 3.874 (3) Å].
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Nanjing University of Technology, Xinmofan Road No. 5 Nanjing, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guo-Zhi
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Lu-Na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Ran-Zhe
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hai-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Wang