1-[(2-Chloro-7,8-dimethylquinolin-3-yl)methyl]pyridin-2(1H)-one

Abstract

In the title compound, C17H15ClN2O, the quinoline ring system is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation from the mean plane of 0.074 (2) Å, and makes a dihedral angle of 81.03 (7)° with the pyridone ring. The crystal packing is stabilized by π–π stacking interactions between the pyridone and benzene rings of the quinoline ring system [centroid–centroid distance = 3.6754 (10) Å]. Furthermore, weak intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonding links molecules into supramolecular chains along [001].