2-Chloro-N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)acetamide

The structure of the title compound, C8H6Cl3NO, contains two molecules in the asymmetric unit. In each independent molecule, the conformation of the N—H bond is almost syn to the ortho-chloro substituent and the conformation of the C=O bond is anti to the N—H bond. The molecules in the crystal structure are linked into supramolecular chains through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonding along the a axis.