Crystal structure of 2-[(di-chloro-methane)sulfon-yl]pyridine.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C6H5Cl2NO2S, contains two mol-ecules with similar conformations (r.m.s. overlay fit for the non-H atoms = 0.067 Å). Atoms attached to the pendent Csp (3)-S bond are arranged in a staggered conformation with one of the Cl atoms anti to the C atom in the aromatic ring [C-S-C-Cl torsion angles = 178.41 (11) and -176.70 (13)°]. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network, and weak aromatic π-π stacking is also observed [centroid-centroid separation = 3.8902 (17) Å].