Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, o1837-o1839  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804021890 ]

4-Methoxy-N,N'-diphenylbenzamidine

A. J. Bortoluzzi, A. Echevarria and C. E. Rodrigues-Santos

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, C₂₀H₁₈N₂O, reveals lengthened C=N [1.283  (2)  Å] and shortened C-N [1.372  (2)  Å] bonds, showing n- conjugation, which is a feature of amidines. The secondary amino N atom and the phenyl substituent at the C=N double bond are in an E configuration. The molecules are linked into chains by a single N-HN hydrogen bond parallel to the c axis.

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