Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o791  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809009192 ]

(E)-4-Methoxy-2-(o-tolyliminomethyl)phenol

A. Özek, O. Büyükgüngör, Ç. Albayrak and M. Odabasoglu

Abstract: In the molecule of the title compound, C₁₅H₁₅NO₂, the aromatic rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 15.46 (6)°. An intramolecular O-HN hydrogen bond results in the formation of a nearly planar six-membered ring [maximum deviation of 0.035 (5) Å for the N atom] which is almost coplanar with the adjacent ring, making a dihedral angle of 0.8 (3)°. The title organic molecule is a phenol-imine tautomer, as evidenced by the C-O, C-N and C-C bond lengths. Molecules are linked by intermolecular C-HO hydrogen bonds that generate a C(5) chain. C-H and - interactions exist in the structure. The - interaction occurs between the phenol ring and its symmetry equivalent at (1 - x, 1 - y, -z), with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.727 (7) Å and a plane-to-plane separation of 3.383 (5) Å, resulting in an offset angle of 24.82 (1)°.

Online 19 March 2009

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