N-(6-Bromomethyl-2-pyridyl)acetamide

The title acetamide compound, C8H9BrN2O, crystallizes with three crystallographically independent molecules (A, B and C) in the asymmetric unit. In molecule A, the mean plane through the acetamide unit is inclined at a dihedral angle of 4.40 (11)° with respect to the pyridine ring [10.31 (12) and 2.27 (11)°, respectively, for molecules B and C]. In the crystal structure, molecules are interconnected into sheets parallel to the ac plane by N—H⋯O, C—H⋯Br, C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The structure is further stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H⋯π interactions.