In the title racemic compound, C(14)H(10)ClNO(3), which contains four stereogenic centres, the cyclo-hexane ring tends towards a boat conformation, while the tetra-hydro-furan and dihydro-furan rings adopt envelope conformations. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the pyrrolidine-2,5-dione unit and the 4-chloro-phenyl ring is 49.0 (2)°.