2-Nitro-1,3-dinitro­oxypropane

The title compound, C₃H₅N₃O₈, was synthesized by reacting 2-nitro­propane-1,3-diol with acetyl nitrate. The mol­ecule is bisected by a crystallograpic mirror plane. In the crystal, the mol­ecules pack in a ribbon-like fashion along the c axis, with the central nitro groups pointing in the same direction. C—H...O contacts apparently provide some additional packing stabilization.