title: 3-(3,4-Dichloro-benzyl-idene)chroman-4-one.
abstract: The distinctive feature of the structure of the title compound, C(16)H(10)Cl(2)O(2), is the formation of a zigzag chain along [100] via Cl⋯Cl inter-actions [3.591 (1) and 3.631 (1) Å]. The chroman-one moiety is fused with the benzene ring and adopts a half-chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring of the chromanone moiety and the dichlorobenzene plane is 56.14 (8)°.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000,  South Africa.
authors.forename: Kaalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gopaul
authors.forename: Neil Anthony
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Koorbanally
authors.forename: Mahidansha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Deresh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramjugernath