Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a new polymorph of (E)-2-(4-bromo­phen­yl)-1-[2,2-di­bromo-1-(3-nitro­phen­yl)ethen­yl]diazene

A new polymorph of the title compound, C(14)H(8)Br(3)N(3)O(2), (form-2) was obtained in the same manner as the previously reported form-1 [Akkurt et al. (2022 ▸). Acta Cryst. E78, 732–736]. The structure of the new polymorph is stabilized by a C—H⋯O hydrogen bond that links mol­ecules into chains. These chains are linked by face-to-face π–π stacking inter­actions, resulting in a layered structure. Short inter-mol­ecular Br⋯O contacts and van der Waals inter­actions between the layers aid in the cohesion of the crystal packing. In the previously reported form-1, C—H⋯Br inter­actions connect mol­ecules into zigzag chains, which are linked by C—Br⋯π inter­actions into layers, whereas the van der Waals inter­actions between the layers stabilize the crystal packing of form-2. Hirshfeld mol­ecular surface analysis was used to compare the inter­molecular inter­actions of the polymorphs.