Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o4315-o4317  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806034891 ]

A chiral photochromic Schiff base: (R)-4-bromo-2-[(1-phenylethyl)iminomethyl]phenol

T. Akitsu and Y. Einaga

Abstract: The title chiral photochromic Schiff base compound, C₁₅H₁₄BrNO, was synthesized from (R)-1-phenylethylamine and 5-bromosalicylaldehyde. The molecule is the phenol-imine tautomer, the C=N and N-C bond distances being 1.261 (7) and 1.482 (7) Å, respectively. There is an intramolecular O-HN hydrogen bond with an ON distance of 2.593 (7) Å.

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