Crystal structure of 4-methoxy-N-phenylbenzamide

Abstract

In the title molecule, C14H13NO2, the dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene rings is 65.18 (4)°. The central amide group has about the same degree of twist with respect to both ring planes, as indicated by the dihedral angles of 34.70 (8) and 30.62 (8)° between its plane and that of the phenyl and 4-methoxybenzene rings, respectively. The C atom of the methoxy group is close to being coplanar with its attached ring [deviation = −0.112 (2) Å]. In the crystal, molecules are linked by inter-amide N—H...O hydrogen bonds, which generateC(4) chains propagating in the [100] direction. Adajcent molecules in the chain are related by translational symmetry.