Methyl (2Z)-3-[(4-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]prop-2-enoate

In the title compound, C11H10N2O5, the amide group is nearly coplanar and the ester group approximately perpendicular to the vinyl C-HC=CH-C group [dihedral angles of 5.0 (2) and 88.89 (5)degrees, respectively]. This results in a short intramolecular O=C center dot center dot center dot O=C contact of 2.7201 (17) angstrom between the amide O atom and the ester carbonyl C atom. The prop-2-enamide fragment and the nitro group make dihedral angles of 20.42 (6) and 13.54 (17)degrees, respectively, with the benzene ring. An intramolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O interaction between the benzene ring and the amide group generates an S(6) ring motif. Intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O and N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds complete R-2(2)(11) ring motifs and join molecules into [100] chains.