Crystal structure of 4-bromo-N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzamide

In the title compound, C13H10BrNO2, the mean plane of the non-H atoms of the central amide C-N-C(O)-C fragment (r.m.s. deviation = 0.004 angstrom) forms a dihedral angle of 73.97 (12)degrees with the hydroxy-substituted benzene ring and 25.42 (19)degrees with the bromo-substituted benzene ring. The two aromatic rings are inclined to one another by 80.7 (2)degrees. In the crystal, molecules are linked by O-H center dot center dot center dot O and N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, forming chains along [ 010]. The chains are linked by weak C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, forming sheets parallel to (100), and enclosing R-3(3)(17) and R-2(3)(9) ring motifs.