(E)-9,10-Dihydro-9-methyl-9-nitro-10-(trinitromethyl)anthracene

The title compound, C16H12N4O8, was prepared by the photochemical reaction of 9-methyl­anthracene and tetra­nitro­methane in dichloromethane. Intermolecula face-to-face π–π stacking inter­actions are present along the a axis.