In the title compound, C17H14Cl2O3, the two benzene rings are twisted by 73.6 (2)°. The twist is similar to that found in the unsubstituted compound, viz. phenyl benzoate. In the crystal, inversion dimers are linked by pairs of C-H⋯O inter-actions.
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