The title compound, C8H5ClN2O, crystallized with two molecules in the
asymmetric unit. The geometries of the independent molecules are simil
ar to within 2 sigma limits and closely resemble the geometries observ
ed for unsubstituted and 1-alkyl-substituted 4(1H)-cinnolinones. Packi
ng is determined by the planarity of the molecules and by two intermol
ecular hydrogen bonds, which join molecules into infinite chains runni
ng along [001].