N-(3,5-Dichloro­phen­yl)benzamide

The conformation of the H-N-C=O unit in the title compound, C(13)H(9)Cl(2)NO, is trans, similar to the conformation observed in N-(3-chloro-phen-yl)benzamide, N-(2,3-dichloro-phen-yl)benzamide, N-(2,4-dichloro-phen-yl)benzamide, N-(2,6-dichloro-phen-yl)benzamide and N-(3,4-dichloro-phen-yl)benz-amide. The amide group makes dihedral angles of 14.3 (8) and 44.4 (4)° with the benzoyl and aniline rings, respectively, while the benzoyl and aniline rings form a dihedral angle of 58.3 (1)°. The mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into infinite chains running along the c axis.