title: N-[(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)meth-yl]-4-methyl-benzamide: an analogue of capsaicin.
abstract: In the title compound, C16H15NO3, the five-membered 1,3-dioxole ring is in an envelope conformation with the methyl-ene C atom as the flap atom [lying 0.202 (3) Å out of the plane formed by the other four atoms]. The benzene ring makes a dihedral angle of 84.65 (4)° with the best least-squares plane through the 1,3-benzodioxole fused-ring system, which substitutes the 2-methoxyphenol moiety in capsaicin. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected into a zigzag supra-molecular chain along the c-axis direction by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These chains are connected into a layer in the ac plane by C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Stella H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Maganhi
authors.forename: Mariana C F C B
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Damião
authors.forename: Maurício T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parise Filho