Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2381  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809035557 ]

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

Y. Miura, Y. Aritake and T. Akitsu

Abstract: The title chiral photochromic Schiff base compound, C₁₆H₁₇NO₂, was synthesized from (R)-1-phenylethylamine and 5-methoxysalicylaldehyde. The molecule of the title compound exists in the phenol-imine tautomeric form. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 62.61 (11)°. An intramolecular O-HN hydrogen bond with an ON distance of 2.589 (2) Å is observed. The crystal packing is stabilized by C-H interactions involving the aromatic ring.

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