title: Diethyl 4,6-diacetamido-isophthalate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(20)N(2)O(6), two intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur, in which the carbonyl O atoms of the ethyl acetate groups serve as the acceptor atoms; both motifs generate S(6) rings. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O links (with the acceptor O atoms part of the amide groups), generating [001] chains.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Peishen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xianghui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng