title: N-(2,6-Dimethyl-phen-yl)benzamide.
abstract: The title compound, C(15)H(15)NO, crystallizes with two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. The H-N-C=O units are in a trans conformation, similar to that observed in N-(3,4-dimethyl-phen-yl)benzamide, N-(2,6-dichloro-phen-yl)benz-amide and other benzanilides. The central -NHCO- bridging unit is tilted at angles of 17.1 (3) and 16.4 (3)° to the benzoyl ring in the two mol-ecules. The two rings (benzoyl and aniline) are almost orthogonal with respect to each other, making dihedral angles of 86.3 (1) and 86.0 (1)° in the two mol-ecules. N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into infinite chains running along the c axis.
authors.forename: B Thimme
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokarčík
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kožíšek
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Sowmya
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuess