title: Dimethyl (E)-2-(N-phenyl-acetamido)-but-2-enedioate.
abstract: The title compound, C(14)H(15)NO(5), was obtained from the reaction of acetanilide with dimethyl acetyl-enedicarboxyl-ate in the presence of potassium carbonate. The C=C double bond adopts an E configuration and the geometry around the amide N atom is almost planar rather than pyramidal (mean deviation of 0.0032 Å from the C(3)N plane). The packing of the mol-ecules in the crystal structure is stabilized by inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shui Liang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ting Bin
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Wen