Ethyl 2-(2-methyl-4-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate

In the title compound, C8H11N3O4, the dihedral angle between the imidazole ring and the ethyl acetate plane is 103.1 (8)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H...O and C—H...N hydrogen bonds.