N‐Chloro­acetyl‐β‐alanine

The β‐alanine residue of the title compound, C₅H₈ClNO₃, has a ggt folded conformation, which is mainly stabilized through intermolecular N—H⋯O=C (amide–acid) and O—H⋯O=C (acid–amide) hydrogen bonds. In addition, a cis conformation is found for the Cl—CH₂—C(=O)—NH torsion angle, which is associated with the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond.