N-(6-Bromomethyl-2-pyridyl)acetamide

Abstract

The title acetamide compound, C8H9BrN2O, crystallizes with three crystallographically independent molecules (A, B and C) in the asymmetric unit. In molecule A, the mean plane through the acetamide unit is inclined at a dihedral angle of 4.40 (11)° with respect to the pyridine ring [10.31 (12) and 2.27 (11)°, respectively, for molecules B and C]. In the crystal structure, molecules are interconnected into sheets parallel to the ac plane by N—H...O, C—H...Br, C—H...O and C—H...N hydrogen bonds. The structure is further stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H...π interactions.