Crystal structure of 4-meth­oxy-N-phenyl­benzamide

In the title mol­ecule, C₁₄H₁₃NO₂, the dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene rings is 65.18 (4)°. The central amide group has about the same degree of twist with respect to both ring planes, as indicated by the dihedral angles of 34.70 (8) and 30.62 (8)° between its plane and that of the phenyl and 4-meth­oxy­benzene rings, respectively. The C atom of the meth­oxy group is close to being coplanar with its attached ring [deviation = −0.112 (2) Å]. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by inter-amide N—H...O hydrogen bonds, which generate C(4) chains propagating in the [100] direction. Adajcent mol­ecules in the chain are related by translational symmetry.