(E)-2-(4-Chlorobenzylidene)indan-1-one

Abstract

In the title compound, C16H11ClO, the dihedral angle between the almost planar dihydroindene ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.009 Å) and the chlorobenzene ring is 3.51 (14)°. In the crystal, molecules are connected by C—H...O and weak C—H...Cl interactions, forming infinite layers parallel to (101).