Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o1886-o1887  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803024942 ]

Benzil 4-nitrophenylhydrazone

S. Shan, H.-G. Yu, W.-X. Hu and D.-J. Xu

Abstract: Crystals of the title compound, C₂₀H₁₅N₃O₃, were obtained from a condensation reaction of benzil and 4-nitrophenylhydrazine. The phenylhydrazone moiety assumes a planar configuration, and the nitro group and phenyl rings of benzil are inclined to this plane. The overlapped arrangement and the small separation of 3.402 (14) Å between parallel nitrophenyl rings of neighboring molecules suggest the existence of - stacking.

Online 8 November 2003

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