Benzoximate

In the title compound [systematic name: (3-chloro-2,6-dimeth­oxy­phen­yl)(eth­oxy­imino)­methyl benzoate], C₁₈H₁₈ClNO₅, the phenyl and chloro­dimeth­oxy­phenyl rings are linked by the eth­oxy­imino­methyl benzoate system such that they are almost perpendicular to each other with the dihedral angle between them being 85.72 (9)°. In the crystal, C—H...O and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds between the phenyl and chloro­dimeth­oxy­phenyl rings generate R₂²(8) rings which link the mol­ecules into zigzag chains along the b axis. Additional C—H...O contacts, together with weak inter­molecular C—H...π inter­actions, further link the mol­ecules into a three-dimensional network.