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In the title compound, C16H18N2O, the imine N
O separation is 2.521 (2) Å, indicative of intramolecular hydrogen bonding within the salicylideneimine unit. The two aromatic rings are inclined at an angle of 50.04 (6)° with respect to one another, which results in a conformation unsuitable for meridional tridentate ligand complexation to a metal.
