title: 2-Chloro-N-(3-chloro-phen-yl)benzamide.
abstract: In the structure of the the title compound, C(13)H(9)Cl(2)NO, the N-H and C=O groups are mutually trans. Furthermore, the conformation of the C=O group is syn to the ortho-chloro group in the benzoyl ring, while the N-H bond is anti to the meta-chloro group in the aniline ring. The amide group forms dihedral angles of 89.11 (19) and 22.58 (37)°, respectively, with the benzoyl and aniline rings, while the benzoyl and aniline rings form a dihedral angle of 69.74 (14)°. The mol-ecules are linked into infinite chains through 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