The asymmetric unit of title compound, C15H9ClF2O3, consists of two crystallographically independent molecules. The dihedral angle between the two terminal benzene rings in one molecule is 7.92 (14)°, while that in the other molecule is 73.50 (16)°. In the crystal, molecules are stacked into columns along the b axis by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. A π–π interaction with a centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.747 (2) Å further stabilizes the crystal structure
