title: 2-Chloro-N-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-benzamide.
abstract: The amide group in the structure of the title compound (N35DCP2CBA), C(13)H(8)Cl(3)NO, is trans-planar, similar to that observed in N-(3-chloro-phen-yl)benzamide, N-(3,5-dichloro-phen-yl)benzamide, 2-chloro-N-phenyl-benzamide and other benzanilides. The C=O bond in N35DCP2CBA is anti to the ortho-chloro substituent in the benzoyl ring. The amide group makes dihedral angles of 63.1 (12) and 31.1 (17)°, respectively, with the benzoyl and aniline benzene rings, while the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 32.1 (2)°. The mol-ecules are linked into chains along the b axis by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: B Thimme
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foro
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Sowmya
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuess