2-chloro-N-(3-chlorophenyl)benzamide

In the structure of the the title compound, C13H9Cl2NO, the N-H and C=O groups are mutually trans. Furthermore, the conformation of the C=O group is syn to the ortho-chloro group in the benzoyl ring, while the N-H bond is anti to the meta-chloro group in the aniline ring. The amide group forms dihedral angles of 89.11 (19) and 22.58 (37)degrees, respectively, with the benzoyl and aniline rings, while the benzoyl and aniline rings form a dihedral angle of 69.74 (14)degrees. The molecules are linked into infinite chains through intermolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds.