1-Benzoyl-N-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide

The title compound, C17H15NO2, was synthesized by reaction of 1,2-dibromoethane with 1-benzoyl-N-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide and K2CO3 in dimethylformamide. The molecule exhibits a V-shaped conformation in the crystal with a dihedral angle of 88.7 (3)° between the two benzene rings. Pairs of N—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into dimers about centres of inversion.