Methyl 2-(2-methyl-4-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate

In the crystal of the title compound, C7H9N3O4, molecules are linked by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds into chains along the a-axis direction. The dihedral angle between the ring and the nitro group is 3.03 (6), while that between the ring and the acetate group is 85.01 (3)°