title: rac-N-{6-[Bromo-(hydr-oxy)meth-yl]-2-pyrid-yl}pivalamide.
abstract: The title compound, C(11)H(15)BrN(2)O(2), contains an amide group which is close to coplanar with the adjacent pyridine ring, the dihedral angle between the planes being 9.0 (5)°. The mol-ecular packing reveals a mutual hydrogen-bond inter-action between centrosymmetrically related hydroxyl O atoms. Further hydrogen bonding involving O-H⋯Br and N-H⋯Br inter-actions also appears to consolidate the packing.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Fawaz A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Angelo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Amoroso
authors.forename: Benson M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kariuki
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Coles