2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl naphthalene-1-carboxylate

Abstract

In the title compound, C<inf>19</inf>H<inf>13</inf>ClO<inf>3</inf>, an ester of 1-naphthoic acid with an aromatic alcohol, the least-squares planes defined by the C atoms of the respective aromatic systems enclose an angle of 77.16 (3)°. In the crystal, C-H?O contacts connect the molecules into undulating sheets parallel to the bc plane.