title: 2,6-Dichloro-3-nitro-pyridine.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(5)H(2)Cl(2)N(2)O(2), consists of two crystallographically independent mol-ecules. The pyridine ring in each mol-ecule is essentially planar, with maximum deviations of 0.004 (4) and 0.007 (4) Å. Short Cl⋯O [3.09 (3) and 3.13 (4) Å] and Cl⋯Cl [3.38 (12) Å] contacts were observed. No significant inter-molecular inter-actions were observed in the crystal packing.
authors.forename: Hoong-Kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun
authors.forename: Suhana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chandrakantha
authors.forename: Arun M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Isloor
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shetty