Two isostructural carbamates: the o-tolyl N-(pyridin-3-yl)carbamate and 2-bromo­phenyl N-(pyridin-3-yl)carbamate monohydrates

The title carbamate monohydrates, C(13)H(12)N(2)O(2)·H(2)O and C(12)H(9)BrN(2)O(2)·H(2)O, form isomorphous crystals that are isostructural in their primary hydrogen-bonding modes. In both carbamates, the primary hydrogen bonding and aggregation involves cyclic amide–water–pyridine moieties as (N—H⋯O—H⋯N)(2) dimers about inversion centres [as R (4) (4)(14) rings], where the participation of strong hydrogen-bonding donors and acceptors is maximized. The remaining water–carbonyl O—H⋯O=C inter­action extends the aggregation into two-dimensional planar sheets that stack parallel to the (100) plane. The Br derivative does not participate in halogen bonding. A weak intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond is observed in each compound.