The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C13H11ClN2, contains two geometrically distinct molecules; one molecule is close to planar [dihedral angle between the aromatic rings = 2.44 (18)°] and the other is twisted about the linking hydrazide group [dihedral angle = 14.08 (19)°]. In the crystal, the N—H groups do not form hydrogen bonds and the molecules are linked by weak C—H...π interactions
