title: Ethyl (Z)-3-(4-methyl-anilino)-2-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)carbamo-yl]prop-2-enoate.
abstract: The title compound, C(20)H(22)N(2)O(3), is a secondary amine featuring an amide and an ester functionality in connection with a Michael system. The conformation about the C=C bond is E. Intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur. In the crystal, C-H⋯O contacts connect the mol-ecules into chains along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Department of Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Surathkal, Mangalore 575 025,  India.
authors.forename: Arun M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Islor
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garudachari
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hosten
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betz