N-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylbenzamide

In the structure of the title compound (N2CP2MBA), C14H12ClNO, the conformations of the N—H and C=O bonds are trans to each other. Furthermore, the conformation of the N—H bond is syn to the ortho-chloro group in the aniline ring and the C=O bond is syn to the ortho-methyl substituent in the benzoyl ring, similar to what is observed in 2-chloro-N-(2-chlorophenyl)benzamide and 2-methyl-N-phenylbenzamide. The amide group makes almost the same dihedral angles of 41.2 (14) and 42.2 (13)° with the aniline and benzoyl rings, respectively, while the dihedral angle between the benzoyl and aniline rings is only 7.4 (3)°. The molecules in N2CP2MBA are packed into chains through N—H...O hydrogen bonds