2-Chloro-N-isopropyl-N-phenylacetamide

Abstract

In the title compound, C11H14ClNO, the herbicide propachlor, there are significant differences between the three N—C bond lengths [N—Ccarbonyl = 1.354 (3) Å, N—Cphenyl = 1.444 (2) Å and N—Cisopropyl = 1.496 (3) Å], indicating the presence of π delocalization involving the carbonyl group. The N atom lies 0.074 (2) Å from the plane defined by the the three bonded C atoms.