Crystal Structure of 1,2,3‐Tribromoindane,C9H7Br3

The title compound (C₉H₇Br₃) crystallizes in the triclinic space group with Z = 2; R = 0.043 for 1518 observed reflections [I = 2σ (I)]. The average Br‐C distance is 1.974 Å, Br‐C‐C angle is 110.0°. The five‐membered ring adopts a somewhat flattened structure. The atoms C1 and C3 have opposite configurations. The whole molecule has approximate (non‐crystallographic) C_s‐symmetry.