Crystal structure of 3-[(2-acetamidophenyl)imino]-butan-2-one

In the title compound, 3-[(2-acetamidophenyl)imino]butan-2-one, C12H14N2O2, the imine C=N bond is essentially coplanar with the ketone C=O bond in an s-trans conformation. The benzene ring is twisted away from the plane of the C=N bond by 53.03 (14)degrees. The acetamido unit is essentially coplanar with the benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are connected into chains along the c axis through C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, with two adjacent chains being hinged by C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds.