Ethyl 2-amino-4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5,10-dioxo-5,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[g]chromene-3-carboxylate

The title molecule, C22H16ClNO5, was obtained by the reaction of (E)-ethyl 3-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-cyanoacrylate and 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione catalysed by triethylamine in ethanol. In the crystal structure, the chlorobenzene ring makes a dihedral angle of 88.63 (4)degrees with the fused ring system. The six-membered ring formed by an intramolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond is almost planar. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds.