N-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)benzamide

In the structure of the title compound, C13H9Cl2NO, the conformation of the N-H bond is syn to the chloro substituents on the aniline benzene ring, similar to that observed in N-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)acetamide, but in contrast to the anti conformation observed with respect to the ortho-Cl substituent in N-(2-chlorophenyl)benzamide. The structure closely resembles the structures of 2-chloro-N-phenylbenzamide, N-(2-chlorophenyl)benzamide and N-(2,3dichlorophenyl) acetamide. The molecules are linked into a chain through an N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond.