Crystal structure of N-(2-hy­droxy-5-methyl­phen­yl)benzamide

In the title compound, C(14)H(13)NO(2), the mean plane of the non-H atoms of the central amide fragment C—N—C(=O)—C (r.m.s. deviation = 0.029 Å) forms dihedral angles of 5.63 (6) and 10.20 (5)° with the phenyl and hy­droxy­phenyl rings, respectively. A short intra­molecular N—H⋯O contact is present. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to generate C(7) chains along [100]. The chains are reinforced by weak C—H⋯O contacts, which together with the O—H⋯O bonds lead to R (2) (2)(7) loops. Very weak N—H⋯O inter­actions link the mol­ecules into inversion dimers.