Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jan 2008)
2-[(1S,3S)-3-Acetyl-2,2-dimethylcyclobutyl]-N-(m-tolyl)acetamide
Abstract
The title compound, C17H23NO2, contains two chiral centres and was synthesized from 2-(3-acetyl-2,2-dimethylcyclobutyl)acetic acid and m-toluidine. The cyclobutane ring is not flat but flexed as though folded from the dimethyl-substituted C atom to the unsubstituted C atom, with a dihedral angle of 25.9°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions.