The structure of the title compound, C13H17NO, features an anti disposition of the N—H and carbonyl groups. The amide group is twisted with respect to the benzene ring [N–C(=O)–C–C torsion angle = −30.8 (4)°]. In the crystal, C(4) chains propagating in [100] are formed by inter­molecular N–H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Weak C—H⋯π inter­actions link the chains into sheets.

In the title compound, C15H12ClNO3, the central C—C(O)—N—C amide unit makes dihedral angles of 6.60 (2) and 3.42 (2)°, respectively, with the 4-chloro­benzene and anilino rings. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 3.32 (3)°. Intra­molecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds form S(6) rings and contribute to the planarity of this portion of the mol­ecule. In the crystal, inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds are observed, which link the mol­ecules into [010] C(7) chains.