title: N-(Naphthalen-1-yl)benzamide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(17)H(13)NO, the N-H and C=O bonds are anti with respect to each other. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the phenyl ring is 86.63 (5)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into chains along [010].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030031,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ruitao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yuehong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li