title: N'-{2-[2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]phenyl}acetamide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(17)H(17)NO(2), the phenyl-ene rings are bent with respect to the carbon-carbon double bond [dihedral angle between rings = 39.6 (1)°]. The acetamido group is twisted out of the plane of the aromatic ring [dihedral angle = 44.2 (1)°] in order to form an N-H⋯O hydrogen bond to the acetamido group of an adjacent mol-ecule, generating a zigzag chain running along the c axis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Kartini
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Noel F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Mohd Azlan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nafiah
authors.forename: Khalijah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Awang
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng