N-[(4-Chloro­phen­yl)sulfon­yl]acetamide

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₈H₈ClNO₃S, consists of two crystallographically independent mol­ecules (A and B). The dihedral angles between the benzene ring and amide C—C(=O)—NH– plane are 87.6 (3) (mol­ecule A) and 86.0 (3)° (mol­ecule B). In the crystal, the independent mol­ecules are alternately linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds into an infinite chain along the b axis. Short inter­molecular Cl...Cl contacts [3.2882 (5) and 3.2812 (5) Å] are also observed.