N-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)methanesulfonamide

Abstract

In the structure of the title compound (24DMPMSA), C9H13NO2S, the conformation of the N—H bond is syn to the ortho-methyl substituent, similar to the syn conformation observed for N-(2-methyl­phenyl)­methane­sulfonamide (2MPMSA). The geometric parameters in 24DMPMSA are similar to those in N-phenyl­methane­sulfonamide, 2MPMSA and N-(2,3-dimethyl­phenyl)­methane­sulfonamide, except for some differences in the torsion angles. The amide H atom is readily available to a receptor mol­ecule during its biological activity, as it lies on one side of the plane of the benzene ring, while the methane­sulfonyl group is on the opposite side, similar to those in N-aryl­methane­sulfonamides. The mol­ecules in 24DMPMSA are packed into chains through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.