organic compounds
2-[(E)-(2,4-Dihydroxybenzylidene)azaniumyl]-3-phenylpropanoate
aFaculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, and bX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
The title compound, C16H15NO4, exists as a zwitterion in the solid state, with the carboxylic acid group being deprotonated and the imine N atom being protonated. The molecule adopts an E configuration about the C=N double bond. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 46.34 (4)°. An intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are connected by intermolecular O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming supramolecular ribbons along the a axis.
Related literature
For details of et al. (2009); Kumar et al. (2010); Qiao et al. (2011); Sauri et al. (2009); Tamami & Ghasemi (2011). For related structures, see: Bahron et al. (2010); Hemamalini & Fun (2011). For the stability of the temperature controller used in the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986). For graph-set notation, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
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Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811016655/rz2592sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811016655/rz2592Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811016655/rz2592Isup3.cml
DL-phenylalanine (2 mmol, 0.330 g ) was dissolved in absolute ethanol (20 mL), into which 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (2 mmol, 0.276 g) was added, followed by refluxing for two hours. The solution was left to slowly cool to room temperature upon which pale orange crystals were produced. These were filtered off, washed with ice-cold ethanol and air dried (yield 68%). Melting point: 540–543 K. Analytical calculated for C16H15NO4 (%): C, 67.36; H, 5.30; N, 4.91. Found (%): C, 67.13; H, 5.49; N, 4.89. IR (cm-1): ν(C═N) 1642.9 (m), ν(C–OH) 1243.7 (w), ν(C═O) 1880.6 (w).
Atoms H1O1, H1N1 and H1O2 were located from a difference Fourier map and refined freely [N–H = 0.864 (16)Å; O–H = 0.863 (15)–1.025 (19)Å]. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically [C–H = 0.95–1.0 Å ] and were refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. The intramolecular hydrogen bond is shown as a dashed line. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing of the title compound with hydrogen bonds shown as dashed lines. H atoms not involved in the intermolecular interactions have been omitted for clarity. |
C16H15NO4 | F(000) = 600 |
Mr = 285.29 | Dx = 1.413 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 9091 reflections |
a = 9.3943 (1) Å | θ = 3.0–35.3° |
b = 6.8946 (1) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 20.7251 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 92.065 (1)° | Block, orange |
V = 1341.49 (3) Å3 | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.17 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 6007 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 4783 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 35.3°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −15→13 |
Tmin = 0.966, Tmax = 0.982 | k = −8→11 |
22479 measured reflections | l = −33→32 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.125 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0674P)2 + 0.2835P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
6007 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
202 parameters | Δρmax = 0.56 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
C16H15NO4 | V = 1341.49 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 285.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.3943 (1) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 6.8946 (1) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 20.7251 (3) Å | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.17 mm |
β = 92.065 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 6007 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 4783 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.966, Tmax = 0.982 | Rint = 0.025 |
22479 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.125 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.56 e Å−3 |
6007 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
202 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.60361 (6) | 0.80079 (9) | 0.04375 (3) | 0.01400 (12) | |
O2 | 0.97519 (6) | 0.33854 (10) | 0.05402 (3) | 0.01685 (13) | |
O3 | 0.03702 (7) | 0.98745 (10) | 0.07713 (4) | 0.01988 (14) | |
O4 | 0.26610 (7) | 1.04016 (9) | 0.05323 (3) | 0.01783 (13) | |
N1 | 0.34885 (7) | 0.69321 (10) | 0.08580 (3) | 0.01219 (12) | |
C1 | 0.33058 (10) | 0.53563 (14) | 0.25232 (4) | 0.01942 (16) | |
H1A | 0.3954 | 0.6401 | 0.2590 | 0.023* | |
C2 | 0.35367 (11) | 0.36077 (15) | 0.28493 (5) | 0.02434 (19) | |
H2A | 0.4337 | 0.3473 | 0.3139 | 0.029* | |
C3 | 0.26067 (12) | 0.20648 (14) | 0.27537 (5) | 0.02416 (19) | |
H3A | 0.2770 | 0.0875 | 0.2975 | 0.029* | |
C4 | 0.14316 (11) | 0.22715 (13) | 0.23307 (5) | 0.02018 (17) | |
H4A | 0.0792 | 0.1219 | 0.2262 | 0.024* | |
C5 | 0.11937 (9) | 0.40174 (13) | 0.20089 (4) | 0.01695 (15) | |
H5A | 0.0386 | 0.4150 | 0.1723 | 0.020* | |
C6 | 0.21269 (9) | 0.55797 (12) | 0.20999 (4) | 0.01422 (14) | |
C7 | 0.18457 (9) | 0.74664 (12) | 0.17511 (4) | 0.01563 (15) | |
H7A | 0.2505 | 0.8462 | 0.1933 | 0.019* | |
H7B | 0.0863 | 0.7891 | 0.1836 | 0.019* | |
C8 | 0.20180 (8) | 0.73766 (12) | 0.10126 (4) | 0.01250 (13) | |
H8A | 0.1359 | 0.6381 | 0.0817 | 0.015* | |
C9 | 0.40809 (8) | 0.52254 (11) | 0.09102 (4) | 0.01214 (13) | |
H9A | 0.3492 | 0.4173 | 0.1029 | 0.015* | |
C10 | 0.55370 (8) | 0.48144 (11) | 0.08037 (4) | 0.01121 (13) | |
C11 | 0.65246 (8) | 0.61982 (11) | 0.05775 (4) | 0.01132 (13) | |
C12 | 0.79342 (8) | 0.56952 (12) | 0.04987 (4) | 0.01286 (14) | |
H12A | 0.8591 | 0.6634 | 0.0354 | 0.015* | |
C13 | 0.83916 (8) | 0.37933 (12) | 0.06334 (4) | 0.01261 (14) | |
C14 | 0.74286 (8) | 0.23932 (12) | 0.08580 (4) | 0.01396 (14) | |
H14A | 0.7742 | 0.1113 | 0.0955 | 0.017* | |
C15 | 0.60318 (8) | 0.29109 (12) | 0.09343 (4) | 0.01367 (14) | |
H15A | 0.5381 | 0.1965 | 0.1079 | 0.016* | |
C16 | 0.16518 (8) | 0.93989 (12) | 0.07349 (4) | 0.01381 (14) | |
H1O1 | 0.6599 (16) | 0.855 (2) | 0.0171 (7) | 0.030 (4)* | |
H1N1 | 0.3969 (16) | 0.791 (2) | 0.0723 (7) | 0.033 (4)* | |
H1O2 | 0.999 (2) | 0.196 (3) | 0.0635 (8) | 0.052 (5)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0131 (2) | 0.0096 (2) | 0.0195 (3) | 0.00209 (19) | 0.0036 (2) | 0.0038 (2) |
O2 | 0.0113 (2) | 0.0159 (3) | 0.0236 (3) | 0.0048 (2) | 0.0034 (2) | 0.0040 (2) |
O3 | 0.0129 (3) | 0.0170 (3) | 0.0299 (3) | 0.0054 (2) | 0.0033 (2) | 0.0064 (2) |
O4 | 0.0165 (3) | 0.0150 (3) | 0.0223 (3) | 0.0018 (2) | 0.0054 (2) | 0.0063 (2) |
N1 | 0.0109 (3) | 0.0108 (3) | 0.0150 (3) | 0.0021 (2) | 0.0019 (2) | 0.0017 (2) |
C1 | 0.0211 (4) | 0.0189 (4) | 0.0182 (4) | 0.0017 (3) | −0.0009 (3) | 0.0003 (3) |
C2 | 0.0292 (5) | 0.0244 (4) | 0.0191 (4) | 0.0075 (4) | −0.0044 (3) | 0.0027 (3) |
C3 | 0.0371 (5) | 0.0170 (4) | 0.0186 (4) | 0.0083 (4) | 0.0039 (4) | 0.0047 (3) |
C4 | 0.0267 (4) | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0207 (4) | 0.0006 (3) | 0.0076 (3) | 0.0013 (3) |
C5 | 0.0179 (4) | 0.0155 (3) | 0.0176 (4) | 0.0011 (3) | 0.0031 (3) | 0.0011 (3) |
C6 | 0.0165 (3) | 0.0127 (3) | 0.0137 (3) | 0.0024 (3) | 0.0043 (3) | 0.0011 (3) |
C7 | 0.0192 (4) | 0.0125 (3) | 0.0156 (3) | 0.0028 (3) | 0.0048 (3) | 0.0018 (3) |
C8 | 0.0104 (3) | 0.0113 (3) | 0.0160 (3) | 0.0027 (2) | 0.0022 (2) | 0.0023 (2) |
C9 | 0.0118 (3) | 0.0110 (3) | 0.0137 (3) | 0.0016 (2) | 0.0013 (2) | 0.0010 (2) |
C10 | 0.0102 (3) | 0.0100 (3) | 0.0135 (3) | 0.0013 (2) | 0.0013 (2) | 0.0009 (2) |
C11 | 0.0118 (3) | 0.0098 (3) | 0.0123 (3) | 0.0016 (2) | 0.0009 (2) | 0.0002 (2) |
C12 | 0.0108 (3) | 0.0117 (3) | 0.0162 (3) | 0.0016 (2) | 0.0015 (2) | 0.0011 (3) |
C13 | 0.0114 (3) | 0.0129 (3) | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0029 (2) | 0.0003 (2) | 0.0007 (2) |
C14 | 0.0129 (3) | 0.0108 (3) | 0.0182 (3) | 0.0027 (2) | 0.0014 (3) | 0.0020 (3) |
C15 | 0.0125 (3) | 0.0107 (3) | 0.0179 (3) | 0.0013 (2) | 0.0021 (2) | 0.0022 (3) |
C16 | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0122 (3) | 0.0157 (3) | 0.0028 (2) | 0.0017 (3) | 0.0029 (3) |
O1—C11 | 1.3572 (9) | C5—H5A | 0.9500 |
O1—H1O1 | 0.863 (15) | C6—C7 | 1.5068 (12) |
O2—C13 | 1.3293 (10) | C7—C8 | 1.5461 (12) |
O2—H1O2 | 1.025 (19) | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
O3—C16 | 1.2527 (10) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
O4—C16 | 1.2577 (10) | C8—C16 | 1.5425 (11) |
N1—C9 | 1.3045 (10) | C8—H8A | 1.0000 |
N1—C8 | 1.4617 (10) | C9—C10 | 1.4220 (11) |
N1—H1N1 | 0.864 (16) | C9—H9A | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.3952 (13) | C10—C15 | 1.4152 (11) |
C1—C6 | 1.3965 (12) | C10—C11 | 1.4220 (11) |
C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.3842 (11) |
C2—C3 | 1.3863 (16) | C12—C13 | 1.4048 (11) |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.3921 (15) | C13—C14 | 1.4133 (11) |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.3745 (11) |
C4—C5 | 1.3903 (13) | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.3973 (12) | ||
C11—O1—H1O1 | 108.9 (10) | N1—C8—C7 | 111.03 (6) |
C13—O2—H1O2 | 112.1 (10) | C16—C8—C7 | 107.65 (6) |
C9—N1—C8 | 125.08 (7) | N1—C8—H8A | 110.1 |
C9—N1—H1N1 | 120.3 (10) | C16—C8—H8A | 110.1 |
C8—N1—H1N1 | 114.6 (10) | C7—C8—H8A | 110.1 |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.37 (9) | N1—C9—C10 | 125.23 (7) |
C2—C1—H1A | 119.8 | N1—C9—H9A | 117.4 |
C6—C1—H1A | 119.8 | C10—C9—H9A | 117.4 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.51 (9) | C15—C10—C9 | 117.79 (7) |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.7 | C15—C10—C11 | 118.13 (7) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.7 | C9—C10—C11 | 124.07 (7) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.53 (9) | O1—C11—C12 | 121.51 (7) |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.2 | O1—C11—C10 | 117.88 (7) |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.2 | C12—C11—C10 | 120.60 (7) |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.06 (9) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.84 (7) |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.0 | C11—C12—H12A | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.0 | C13—C12—H12A | 120.1 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.90 (8) | O2—C13—C12 | 117.22 (7) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.6 | O2—C13—C14 | 122.24 (7) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.6 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.54 (7) |
C1—C6—C5 | 118.64 (8) | C15—C14—C13 | 119.06 (7) |
C1—C6—C7 | 121.20 (8) | C15—C14—H14A | 120.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.17 (8) | C13—C14—H14A | 120.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 114.68 (7) | C14—C15—C10 | 121.81 (7) |
C6—C7—H7A | 108.6 | C14—C15—H15A | 119.1 |
C8—C7—H7A | 108.6 | C10—C15—H15A | 119.1 |
C6—C7—H7B | 108.6 | O3—C16—O4 | 127.87 (8) |
C8—C7—H7B | 108.6 | O3—C16—C8 | 114.59 (7) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.6 | O4—C16—C8 | 117.43 (7) |
N1—C8—C16 | 107.91 (6) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.53 (15) | C15—C10—C11—O1 | 178.38 (7) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.27 (15) | C9—C10—C11—O1 | −1.95 (12) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.22 (15) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −1.04 (11) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.45 (14) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 178.63 (8) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.29 (13) | O1—C11—C12—C13 | −178.40 (7) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | 179.02 (8) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 1.00 (12) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.19 (13) | C11—C12—C13—O2 | 179.06 (7) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −179.51 (8) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.93 (12) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | 112.09 (9) | O2—C13—C14—C15 | −179.07 (8) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −68.61 (10) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.92 (12) |
C9—N1—C8—C16 | −166.85 (7) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.99 (13) |
C9—N1—C8—C7 | 75.39 (10) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −178.64 (8) |
C6—C7—C8—N1 | −63.66 (9) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 1.05 (12) |
C6—C7—C8—C16 | 178.43 (7) | N1—C8—C16—O3 | 172.58 (7) |
C8—N1—C9—C10 | −175.36 (7) | C7—C8—C16—O3 | −67.51 (9) |
N1—C9—C10—C15 | 174.78 (8) | N1—C8—C16—O4 | −10.87 (10) |
N1—C9—C10—C11 | −4.90 (13) | C7—C8—C16—O4 | 109.04 (8) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1O1···O4i | 0.863 (15) | 1.790 (14) | 2.6302 (9) | 163.9 (15) |
N1—H1N1···O1 | 0.864 (14) | 2.051 (15) | 2.6810 (9) | 129.1 (12) |
O2—H1O2···O3ii | 1.03 (2) | 1.51 (2) | 2.5310 (10) | 179 (2) |
C5—H5A···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.3155 (10) | 137 |
C12—H12A···O2iv | 0.95 | 2.46 | 3.1781 (10) | 132 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) x+1, y−1, z; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H15NO4 |
Mr | 285.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.3943 (1), 6.8946 (1), 20.7251 (3) |
β (°) | 92.065 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1341.49 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.17 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.966, 0.982 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 22479, 6007, 4783 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.813 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.043, 0.125, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 6007 |
No. of parameters | 202 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.56, −0.24 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1O1···O4i | 0.863 (15) | 1.790 (14) | 2.6302 (9) | 163.9 (15) |
N1—H1N1···O1 | 0.864 (14) | 2.051 (15) | 2.6810 (9) | 129.1 (12) |
O2—H1O2···O3ii | 1.03 (2) | 1.51 (2) | 2.5310 (10) | 179 (2) |
C5—H5A···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.3155 (10) | 137 |
C12—H12A···O2iv | 0.95 | 2.46 | 3.1781 (10) | 132 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) x+1, y−1, z; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
HB, FMF and KK wish to thank both Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for research facilities, and the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education for the research grant FRGS UiTM 5/3/FST/(12/2008). HKF and MH thank the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Research University grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811160. MH also thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for a post-doctoral research fellowship.
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Schiff bases have received considerable attention and remain important in the field of coordination chemistry vastly due to their simple synthesis and versatility. They are widely reported to have extensive potential applications in various biological and pharmaceutical fields (Dolaz et al., 2009) as antimicrobial (Kumar et al., 2010) and antitumor (Qiao et al., 2011) agents. They also display potential applications as corrosion inhibitors (Sauri et al., 2009) and catalysts (Tamami & Ghasemi, 2011). The title molecule, (I), is a Schiff base derived from DL-phenylalanine and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde using the procedure reported by Bahron et al. (2010). It crystallizes as a zwitterion in which the imine N is protonated. A similar zwitterionic structure was reported by Hemamalini & Fun (2011).
The asymmetric unit of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The molecule is a zwitterion in the crystal, with the carboxylic acid group deprotonated and the imine N atom protonated. It adopts an E configuration about the central C9═N1 double bond [1.3045 (3) Å] with the torsion angle C10-C9-N1-C8 = -175.36 (7)°. The dihedral angle between the benzene (C10–C15) and phenyl (C1–C6) rings is 46.34 (4)°.
In the crystal structure (Fig. 2), an intramolecular N1—H1N1···O1 hydrogen bond (Table 1) generates an S(6) ring motif (Bernstein et al., 1995). Furthermore, adjacent molecules are connected by intermolecular O1—H1O1···O4, O2—H1O2···O3, C5—H5A···O2 and C12—H12A···O2 (Table 1) hydrogen bonds forming supramolecular ribbons along the a axis.