title: 2,2'-(Biphenyl-2,2'-diyldi-oxy)diaceto-hydrazide.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(16)H(18)N(4)O(4), the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the two benzene rings is 56.76 (5)°. The crystal structure reveals extensive inter-molecular hydrogen bonds between carbonyl O atoms and primary amines, as well as between primary and secondary amines of hydrazide, forming rings of R(2) (2)(10) and R(2) (2)(6) motifs, respectively. The structure is further stabilized by intra-molecular and non-classical hydrogen bonds of the types N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O, respectively. The structure does not show any π-π inter-actions.
authors.forename: Farooq
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ibad
authors.forename: Asra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: Muhammad Raza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanderveer