4-(2-Hydroxybenzylideneamino)benzonitrile

The molecule of the title compound, C14H10N2O, is nearly planar. There is a strong intramolecular O—H...N hydrogen bond between the imine and hydroxy groups. The configuration with respect to the C=N double bond is anti (1E).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xing-Xuan Gong, Hai-Jun Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-07-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053680801564X