N-(2-Chlorophenylsulfonyl)acetamide

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C8H8ClNO3S, contains two independent molecules in which the C—S—N—C torsion angles are 71.7 (3) and 61.2 (3)°. The benzene rings and the SO2—NH—CO—C segments form dihedral angles of 80.2 (1) and 88.1 (2)° in the two independent molecules. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into chains in the b-axis direction.