Abstract
In the title compound, C11H16N2O, the dihedral angle between the mean plane of the 4-methypyridine group and the plane of the amide link is 16.7 (1)degrees, and there is a short intramolecular C-H. . .O contact. Hydrogen bonding (N-H. . .O) between amide groups forms chains parallel to the b axis. Pairs of methylpyridine groups from molecules in adjacent chains are parallel but there is minimal pi-pi interaction.