In the racemic title compound, C14H17NO6, the plane of the ester group of the methyl hexanoate side chain makes a dihedral angle of 80.0 (2)° with the benzene ring, while the nitro group is approximately coplanar with the benzene ring [dihedral angle = 10.3 (2)°]. In the crystal, molecules form weak aromatic C—H⋯Onitro hydrogen-bonding interactions, giving inversion dimers [graph set R
2
2(8)]
