Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o3364  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807031649 ]

2-Chloro-N-(3-nitrophenyl)acetamide

B. T. Gowda, S. Foro and H. Fuess

Abstract: The conformation of the N-H bond in the structure of the title compound, C₈H₇ClN₂O₃, is anti to the meta-nitro group, in contrast with the syn conformation observed with respect to the ortho-nitro substituent in 2-chloro-N-(2-nitrophenyl)acetamide. The geometric parameters of the title compound are similar to those of 2-chloro-N-(4-nitrophenyl)acetamide and other acetanilides. Intermolecular N-HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into zigzag chains running along the a and b axes.

Online 5 July 2007

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