Crystal and molecular structure of 9-(2,4,6-trinitroanilino)-carbazole, C18H11N5O6

The crystal structure of 9-(2,4,6-trinitroanilino)-carbazole, C18H11N5O6, has been determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystals are monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 14.686(11), b = 24.601(12), c = 10.047(5) A, β = 107.76(5)° at 292 K, with Z = 8. The two nitrogen atoms in the central fragment have a staggered conformation with an N—N distance of 1.381(4) A, which is considerably shorter than N—N distances in related N-picrylhydrazine molecules. The picryl moiety has a geometry similar to that of related N-picrylhydrazine molecules. The title compound contains an intramolecular bond to one of the ortho nitro groups on the picryl ring. The carbazole plane of one molecule and the picryl plane of a neighboring molecule overlap to form an infinite linear chain of the form … DhA:DhA … where D represents the carbazole donor, h the linear chain linkage within the molecule, and A represents the picryl acceptor of one molecule. The two interplanar distances between D of one molecule and A of an adjacent molecule are...