Crystal structure of (E)-4-hydroxy-N′-(3-methoxybenzylidene)benzohydrazide
The title compound, C15H14N2O3, crystallizes with two independent molecules (AandB) in the asymmetric unit that differ in the orientation of the 3-methoxyphenyl group with respect to the methylidenebenzohydrazide unit. The dihedral angles between the two benzene rings are 24.02 (10) and 29.30 (9)° in moleculesAandB, respectively. In moleculeA, the methoxy group is twisted slightly relative to its bound benzene ring, with a Cmethyl—O—C—C torsion angle of 14.2 (3)°, whereas it is almost co-planar in moleculeB, where the corresponding angle is −2.4 (3)°. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by N—H...O, O—H...N and O—H...O hydrogen bonds, as well as by weak C—H...O interactions, forming sheets parallel to thebcplane. The N—H...O hydrogen bond and weak C—H...O interaction link different molecules (A...B) whereas both O—H...N and O—H...O hydrogen bonds link like molecules (A...A) and (B...B). Pairs of inversion-relatedBmolecules are stacked approximately along theaaxis by π–π interactions in which the distance between the centroids of the 3-methoxyphenyl rings is 3.5388 (12) Å. TheBmolecules also participate in weak C—H...π interactions between the 4-hydroxyphenyl and the 3-methoxyphenyl rings.