title: (Z)-2-[(2-Hydr-oxy-1-naphth-yl)methyl-eneamino]benzonitrile.
abstract: The title compound, C(18)H(12)N(2)O, crystallizes in a phenol-imine tautomeric form with a Z conformation for the imine functionality. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 8.98 (9)°. A strong intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen-bond inter-action between the hydroxyl group and imine N atom occurs.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian-Cheng
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chuan-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Nai-Xu
authors.initials: NX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zheng-Yun
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang