title: 2-Chloro-3-nitro-pyridine.
abstract: In the title compound, C(5)H(3)ClN(2)O(2), the nitro group is twisted by 38.5 (2)° with respect to the pyridine ring. In the crystal, adjacent mol-ecules are linked by non-classical C-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a layer motif.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng