title: 3-Methyl-N-phen-ylbenzamide.
abstract: The conformation of the C=O bond in the structure of the title compound, C(14)H(13)NO, is anti to the meta-methyl substituent in the benzoyl ring. The conformations of the N-H and C=O bonds in the amide group are also anti to each other. The asymmetric unit of the structure contains two mol-ecules. The bond parameters are similar to those in N-(phen-yl)benzamide, 2-methyl-N-(phenyl)-benz-amide and other benzanilides. The amide group -NHCO- forms dihedral angles of 20.97 (34) and 45.65 (19)° with the benzoyl rings, and 41.54 (25) and 31.87 (29)° with the aniline rings, in the two independent mol-ecules. The benzoyl and aniline rings adopt dihedral angles of 22.17 (18) and 75.86 (12)° in the two independent mol-ecules. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked into chains by inter-molecular 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