title: 1-(Benzotriazol-1-yl)-2-bromoethanone.
abstract: In the title compound C(8)H(6)BrN(3)O, the benzotriazole ring is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0034 Å) and the bromo-acetyl unit is twisted at a dihedral angle of 15.24 (16)° with respect to it. In the crystal, pairs of C-H⋯O hydrogen bondings result in the formation of inversion dimers, forming R(2) (2)(12) rings, which are connected by further C-H⋯O inter-actions into chains extending along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589,  Saudi Arabia ; Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589,  Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Asiri
authors.forename: Nader E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Abo-Dya
authors.forename: Muhammad Nadeem
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shafiq