title: 2,2,2-Trichloro-N-(3-nitro-phen-yl)acetamide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(8)H(5)Cl(3)N(2)O(3), the dihedral angle between the nitro-phenyl ring and the acetamide group is 5.47 (6)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains running parallel to the b axis.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University, Manipal 576 104,  India.
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authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Prabhu
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Girisha
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authors.lastname: Naveena
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