Crystal structure of N-(diphenylphosphoryl)-2-methoxybenzamide

In the title compound, C20H18NO3P, the C=O and P=O groups of the carbacyl­amido­phosphate (CAPh) fragments are located in a synclinal position relative to each other and are pre-organized for bidentate chelate coordination of metal ions. The N—H group is involved in the formation of an intra­molecular hydrogen bond. In the crystal, mol­ecules do not form strong inter­molecular inter­actions but the mol­ecules are linked via weak C—H⋯π inter­actions, forming chains along [001].