N-(2-Ethoxyphenyl)formamide

Abstract

The title compound, C 9H 11NO 2, was obtained as an unexpected product in an attempt to synthesize a triazene ligand. The title mol-ecule is almost planar, with the formamide and eth-oxy groups oriented at 2.7 (3) and 12.9 (2)°, respectively, with respect to the mean plane of the benzene ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by inter-molecular N - H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a chain along the a axis. Weak C - H⋯π inter-actions with an H⋯π distance of 2.78 Å reinforce the crystal packing, resulting in a three-dimensional network.