N-(3-Chloro-1,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl)-N-propionylpropionamide

Abstract

In the title molecule, C16H14ClNO4, the four essentially planar atoms of the imide group [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0286 (11) Å] form a dihedral angle of 77.36 (13)° with the naphthoquinone group [maximun deviation = 0.111 (2) Å for the carbonyl O atom in the naphthalene 1-position] and the two imide carbonyl groups are oriented anti with respect to each other. In the crystal, molecules are connected by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds, as well as π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.888 (3) Å], forming a three-dimensional network.