title: 1-[(E)-(2-Phenoxy-anilino)methyl-ene]naphthalen-2(1H)-one.
abstract: The mol-ecule of the title compound, C(23)H(17)NO(2), a Schiff base derived from 2-hydr-oxy-1-naphthaldehyde, crystallizes in the keto-amine tautomeric form. The dihedral angle between the aniline and hydroxy-benzene rings is 77.41 (17)°, whereas the planes of the naphthaldehyde and fused aniline benzene rings are nearly coplanar, making a dihedral angle of 8.29 (15)°. Intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding, a characteristic hydrogen bond for Schiff bases, helps to stabilize the mol-ecular structure. Weak inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions are present in the crystal structure.
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Temel
authors.forename: Erbil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ağar
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Büyükgüngör