Mol­ecules of the title compound, C13H10ClN3O3, form centrosymmetric dimers via inter­molecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds generating an R 2 2(8) motif. The dimers are further connected through an O⋯Cl—C halogen bond [O⋯Cl = 3.233 (1) Å and O⋯Cl—C = 167.33 (1)°] into a chain along [110]. The secondary amide group adopts a cis conformation. Weak C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds among the methyl benzoate and pyrimidyl rings are also observed in the crystal structure.

Mol­ecules of the title compound, C13H11N3O3, are connected into centrosymmetric dimers via inter­molecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, generating an R 2 2(8) motif. The pyrimidine and the phenyl rings are twisted with respect to each other by an inter­planar angle of 61.3 (1)°.