(E)-1-[1-(3-Chlorophenyl)ethylidene]-2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazine

There are two crystallographically independent molecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C14H11ClN4O4, with the same E conformation about the C=N double bond. The molecules are approximately planar, with a dihedral angle between the benzene rings of 10.24 (12)° in one molecule and 4.73 (12)° in the other. In both molecules, the ortho-nitro groups of the 2,4-dinitrophenyl units are coplanar to their bound benzene rings, whereas the para-nitro groups are slightly twisted. In each molecule, intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds generate S(6) ring motifs. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H...O interactions into sheets parallel to the (-102) plane. These sheets are stacked by π–π interactions, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.7008 (14) and 3.7459 (14) Å. A Cl...O short contact [3.111 (2) Å] is observed