1-Dibromo­methyl-4-meth­oxy-2-nitro­benzene

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(7)Br(2)NO(3), comprises two crystallographically independent mol­ecules (A and B). The nitro groups are twisted from the attached benzene rings, making dihedral angles of 39.26 (9) and 35.90 (9)° in mol­ecules A and B, respectively. In each mol­ecule, the dibromo­methyl group is orientated in such a way that the two Br atoms are tilted away from the benzene ring. An inter­esting features of the crystal structure is the two short Br⋯Br inter­actions which, together with inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, link the mol­ecules into an extended three-dimensional network. The crystal structure is further stabilized by weak C—H⋯π inter­actions.