Crystal Structure of Nicotinic Acid(3,5-dinitrobenzoic Acid Organic Adduct

The title compound nicotinic acid(3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid(NDNT)has been obtained by the reaction of nicotinic acid with 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid in deionic water at room temperature.The crystal is of monoclinic,space group P21/n with a=14.053(6),b=5.046(2),c=20.105(8)A,β=103.573(8)°,C13H9N3O8,Mr=335.23,Z=4,V=1385.8(10)A3,Dc=1.607g/cm3,μ(MoKα)=0.137 mm－1,F(000)=688,R=0.0435 and wR=0.0993 for 1239 observed reflections (I>2σ(I)).In the crystals,the asymmetric unit contains one nicotinic acid (C6H5NO2)and one 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (C7H4N2O6)molecules which are linked by some hydrogen bonds to form a twenty-membered hydrogen-bonded ring and an extended linear structure.