Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o1932-o1933  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806013341 ]

2-(1-Naphthyliminomethyl)phenol

K. Cheng, H.-L. Zhu, J.-J. Liu, M. Gao and J.-H. Zeng

Abstract: In the molecule of the title compound, C₁₇H₁₃NO, the naphthalene ring system is essentially planar. A strong intramolecular O-HN hydrogen bond results in the formation of a pseudo-six-membered planar ring, which makes a dihedral angle of 2.85 (5)° with the phenol ring.

Online 21 April 2006

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