2-Carbamoyl-3-pyridyl benzoate

Abstract

The title compound, C13H10N2O3, crystallizes with two independent molecules (A and B) per asymmetric unit. In both molecules, there is an intramolecular N—H...N hydrogen bond and the two molecules are linked by C—H...π interactions. The main differences between the two molecules concern the orientation of the amide unit with respect to the pyridine ring, and the orientation of the carboxylate group with respect to both the pyridine and phenyl rings. In the crystal structure, symmetry-related molecules are linked by N—H...N, N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a slab-like structure, two molecules thick, which are stacked in the c-axis direction.