4-Chloro-N-(2,6-dimethyl­phen­yl)benzamide

The conformations of the N—H and C=O bonds in the structure of the title compound (N26DMP4CBA), C(15)H(14)ClNO, are anti to each other, similar to that observed in N-phenyl­benzamide, N-(3,4-dimethyl­phen­yl)benzamide, N-(2,6-dichloro­phen­yl)benzamide and other benzanilides. There are three mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit of N26DMP4CBA. The central amide group is tilted with respect to the benzoyl ring by 45.2 (1)° in mol­ecule 1, 21.2 (2)° in mol­ecule 2 and 14.9 (2)° in mol­ecule 3. The dihedral angles between the benzoyl and aniline rings are 39.9 (1), 51.0 (1) and 86.3 (3)° in mol­ecules 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into infinite chains running along the [101] direction. One xylyl group is disordered over two positions; the site occupancy factors are ca 0.6 and 0.4.