2,4-Dichloro-N-p-tolylbenzamide

Abstract

In the title compound, C14H11Cl2NO, the C—N—C(=O)—C amide unit is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0317 Å) and subtends dihedral angles of 65.93 (6) and 29.45 (7)°, respectively, to the dichlorobenzene and tolyl rings. The two aromatic rings are inclined at 37.92 (6)° to one another. In the crystal structure, N—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into chains along b. Additional weak C—H...Cl and C—H...O hydrogen bonds combine with C—H...π and very weak π–π contacts [Cg...Cg distance = 4.0217 (12) Å] to stack the molecules down b.