2-{2-[(2,6-Dichlorophenyl)amino]-phenyl}ethanol

Abstract

In the title compound, C14H13Cl2NO, the 2,6-dichloroanilino unit is roughly planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0298 Å) and makes a dihedral angle of 67.71 (4)° with the benzene ring containing the ethanol group. The C-C-O fragment is oriented at a dihedral angle of 64.94 (9)° with respect to its parent benzene ring. The molecular conformation is stabilised by a bifurcated N -H⋯(O,Cl) hydrogen bond. C -H⋯π, O -H⋯π and π-π interactions [centroidcentroid distance = 3.5706 (11) Å] stabilize the crystal structure.