N-(2-Chlorophenyl)-3-methylbenzamide

In the title compound, C14H12ClNO, the N—H bond is anti to the carbonyl bond and the two aromatic rings make a dihedral angle of 5.4 (2)°. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the molecules into chains running along the b axis. The chains are interconnected through short Cl⋯Cl contacts [3.279 (1) Å].

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