Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o541  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808003103 ]

2-Methyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)benzamide

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

Abstract: In the structure of the title compound (N3MP2MBA), C₁₅H₁₅NO, the conformation of the N-H bond is anti to the meta-methyl substituent in the aniline ring and that of the C=O bond is syn to the ortho-methyl substituent in the benzoyl ring, while the conformations of the N-H and C=O bonds are anti to each other. The bond parameters in N3MP2MBA are similar to those in 2-methyl-N-phenylbenzamide, N-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)benzamide and other benzanilides. The amide group, -NHCO-, makes a dihedral angle of 55.2 (7)° with the benzoyl ring, while the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings (benzoyl and aniline) is 36.2 (1)°. N-HO hydrogen bonds give rise to infinite chains running along the b axis of the crystal structure.

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