title: Ethyl 2-acetyl-3-(4-bromo-anilino)butanoate.
abstract: The title compound, C(14)H(18)BrNO(3), adopts an extended conformation, with all of the main-chain torsion angles associated with the ester and amino groups close to trans. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are observed.
authors.forename: D Ravi Kishore
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.lastname: V Vijayakumar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narasimhamurthy
authors.forename: P L Nilantha
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lakshman