title: (2E)-N'-Benzoyl-3-(4-nitro-phen-yl)prop-2-enohydrazide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(13)N(3)O(4), the dihedral angle between the terminal benzene rings is 14.02 (7)°. The carbonyl groups are anti with respect to each other, which facilitates their participation in the formation of supra-molecular chains. Each side of the -C(=O)N(H)N(H)C(=O)- residue associates with a centrosymmetrically related mol-ecule, resulting in the formation of essentially flat ten-membered {⋯O=CNN(H)}(2) synthons. The resultant chains are further consolidated in the crystal structure via C-H⋯O contacts.
authors.forename: Samir A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Edson F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Marcus V N
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Edward R T
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Tiekink
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wardell
authors.forename: Solange M S V
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wardell