4-Benzyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole: crystal structure and Hirshfeld analysis

The molecule in the title compound, C15H12N4O2, has a twisted L-shape with the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings of the N-bound benzene and C-bound benzyl groups being 70.60 (9)°. The nitro group is co-planar with the benzene ring to which it is connected [C—C—N—O torsion angle = 0.4 (3)°]. The three-dimensional packing is stabilized by a combination of methylene-C—H...O(nitro), methylene-C—H...π(phenyl), phenyl-C—H...π(triazolyl) and nitro-O...π(nitrobenzene) interactions, along with weak π(triazolyl)–π(nitrobenzene) contacts [inter-centroid distance = 3.8386 (10) Å]. The importance of the specified intermolecular contacts has been verified by an analysis of the calculated Hirshfeld surface.