title: 2,4,6-Trinitro-phenyl 4-methyl-benzoate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(14)H(9)N(3)O(8), the benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 69.02 (5)°. The central ester group is rotated by 25.86 (9)° relative to the p-tolyl group. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O inter-actions into helical chains along [010].
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Apartado 25360, Santiago de Cali,  Colombia.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moreno-Fuquen
authors.forename: Fabricio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosquera
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellena
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tenorio
authors.forename: Rodrigo S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Corrêa