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2-(2,5-Dimeth-oxy-phen-yl)-N-[2-(4-hy-droxy-phen-yl)eth-yl]acetamide
Abstract:
In the title compound, C(18)H(21)NO(4), the dihedral angles between the acetamide group and the meth-oxy- and hy-droxy-substitured benzene rings are 80.81 (5) and 8.19 (12)°, respectively. The benzene rings are twisted with respect to each other, making a dihedral angle of 72.89 (5)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network.
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