title: N-(2,6-Dimethyl-phen-yl)-2-methyl-benzamide.
abstract: In the title mol-ecule, C(16)H(17)NO, the N-H and C=O groups are in the anti-periplanar conformation that has been observed in related compounds. Furthermore, the conformation of the C=O group with respect to the methyl substituent in the 2-methyl-phenyl ring is syn, as has also been observed in related structures. The amide group makes dihedral angles of 50.3 (3) and 64.6 (3)° with the 2-methyl-phenyl and 2,6-dimethyl-phenyl rings, respectively, while the angle between the planes of the two rings is 14.26 (7)°. The mol-ecules are packed into chains via N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. An intramolecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bond is also observed.
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