2-Chloro-N-[4-chloro-2-(2-chlorobenzoyl)phenyl]acetamide

Abstract

In the title compound, C15H10Cl3NO2, an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond forms a six-membered ring and enforces an almost coplanar conformation for the acetamido group, the central benzene ring and the bridging carbonyl C—C(=O)—C group: the dihedral angles between the benzene ring and the acetamide and carbonyl C—C(=O)—C planes are 7.06 (11) and 7.17 (12)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 67.43 (9)°. Because a strong hydrogen-bond donor is involved in the intramolecular interaction, the crystal packing is determined by weak C—H...O and C—H...Cl interactions.