N-(3-Chloro-phen-yl)-2-methyl-benzamide.

The conformation of the N-H bond in the structure of the title compound, C(14)H(12)ClNO, is anti to the meta-chloro substituent in the aniline ring, while the C=O bond is syn to the ortho-methyl substituent in the benzoyl ring. The conformations of the N-H and C=O bonds are anti to each other, similar to those observed in 2-methyl-N-(3-methyl-phen-yl)benzamide (N3MP2MBA). The -NHC(=O)- group makes a dihedral angle of 55.8 (7)° with the benzoyl ring, while the angle between the benzoyl and aniline rings is 37.5 (1)°; the respective values for N3MP2MBA are 55.2 (7) and 36.2 (1)°. N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into infinite chains running along the c axis.