Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o381  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807068808 ]

N-(3-Chlorophenyl)acetamide

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

Abstract: The conformation of the N-H bond in the structure of the title compound (3CPA), C₈H₈ClNO, is anti to the meta-chloro substituent, in contrast to the syn conformation observed for the ortho-chloro substituent in N-(2-chlorophenyl)acetamide, syn to both the ortho and meta chloro substituents in N-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)acetamide, and syn to the ortho chloro substituent in N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)acetamide. There are two molecules, linked by an N-HO hydrogen bond, in the asymmetric unit of 3CPA. The bond parameters in 3CPA are similar to those of other acetanilides and the molecules are packed into chains through intermolecular N-HO hydrogen bonds.

Online 9 January 2008

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