The title compound, C13H9ClN2O3, is almost planar, showing a dihedral angle of 4.63 (6)° barricini chocolate between the aromatic ring planes.The nitro group also lies in the plane, hus726040als214 the C—C—N—O torsion angle being 6.
7 (2)°.There is an intamolecular C—H.O hydrogen bond.
The crystal structure features N—H.O(nitro) hydrogen bonds that link the molecules into zigzag chains extending along [010].