title: An azo dye molecule having a pyridine-2,6-dione backbone.
abstract: The title azo dye, 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl 4-[(5-cyano-1-ethyl-4-methyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-3-ylidene)hydrazino]benzoate, C21H24N4O6, with a 1-ethyl-5-cyano-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-pyridone component, crystallizes in the hydrazone form. Hydrogen bonding mediates the formation of four-molecule aggregates, which are further grouped into an extended structure by pi-pi stacking interactions between the aromatic rings of adjacent molecules, with a centroid-centroid separation of 3.697 (2) A.
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui-Fen
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang