3-Chloromethyl-6,7-dimethyl-1,2-benzoxazole

In the title compound, C10H10ClNO, the benzoisoxazole ring is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0121 Å) and the chloro substituent in the side chain is anticlinal relative to the N—C bond of the isoxazole ring. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are linked via a pair of weak C—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming dimers through a cyclic R22(8) association