2-Hydroxy-N-(4-methylphenyl)benzamide

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C14H13NO2, the molecules are approximately planar, the r.m.s. deviation for all non-H atoms being 0.0435 angstrom; the dihedral angle between the two rings is 3.45 (12)degrees. The planarity is accounted for in terms of the presence of intramolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonding, each of which completes an S( 6) ring motif. The molecules are stabilized in the form of supramolecular chains extending along the crystallographic c axis due to intermolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonding; each type leads to an R-2(1)(6) ring motif.