title: 1-Chloro-2-(4-phenyl-piperazin-1-yl)ethanone.
abstract: The title compound, C(12)H(15)ClN(2)O, is a piperazine derivative with the potential for use as a starting material for pharmaceutial and agrochemical applications. The structure is stabilized by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, C-H⋯π inter-actions and π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = is 4.760 (2) Å].
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong-Ji
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jing