title: 1-Chloro-methyl-sulfinyl-2-nitro-benzene.
abstract: In the title compound, C(7)H(6)ClNO(3)S, the nitro group forms a dihedral angle of 2.7 (4)° with the benzene ring. The bond-angle sum at the S atom is 303.7°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers lying parallel to (-101).
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire, Structurale (CHEMS), Université Mentouri-Constantine, 25000  Algeria.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benmebarek
authors.forename: Mhamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boudraa
authors.forename: Sofiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouacida
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Daran