(±)-6,6′-Dinitro-1,1′-binaphthyl 2,2′-diacetate

The title compound, C24H16N2O8, is a twofold symmetric ether with two acetyl groups attached to the O atoms of the 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol. The molecular structure confirms that the nitro substituents are at the 6,6′ positions.