4-Nitro­phenyl 2-chloro­benzoate

The aromatic rings in the title compound, C₁₃H₈ClNO₄, enclose a dihedral angle of 39.53 (3)°. The nitro group is almost coplanar with the ring to which it is attached [dihedral angle = 4.31 (1)°]. In the crystal, mol­ecules are connected by C—H...O hydrogen bonds into chains running along [001].