Synthesis, molecular structure, spectroscopic properties and stability of (Z)-N-methyl-C-2,4,6-trimethylphenylnitrone

New N-methyl-C-2,4,6-trimethylphenylnitrone has been synthesized and characterized using FTIR, NMR, UV-Vis, high resolution mass spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. The relative stability and percentage population of its two possible isomers (E and Z) have been calculated using the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p).