2,2-Dichloro-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanone

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C9H8Cl2O, is almost planar: the dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the plane defined by the carbonyl O and ethane C atoms is 15.5 (2)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds.