title: Methyl (E)-2-cyano-3-(6-nitro-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)acrylate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(12)H(8)N(2)O(6), the 1,3-benzodioxole ring system is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.036 (2) Å] and the nitro group is oriented at a dihedral angle of 15.4 (1)° with respect to its mean plane. In the crystal, moleucles are linked into C(8) [101] chains by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and weak aromatic π-π stacking [centroid-centroid distance = 3.887 (1) Å] also occurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Maraimalai Campus, Chennai 600 025,  India ; Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605 014,  India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakthadoss
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devaraj
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lakshmanan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murugavel