title: (E)-3-Methyl-N'-(4-nitro-benzyl-idene)benzohydrazide methanol monosolvate.
abstract: The title hydrazone compound, C(15)H(13)N(3)O(3)·CH(3)OH, crystallized as a methanol solvate. The hydrazone mol-ecule has an E configuration about the C=N bond and is almost planar, with a dihedral angle between the benzene rings of 5.3 (3)°. In the crystal, the hydrazone mol-ecules are linked via the methanol solvent mol-ecule through N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, so forming chains propagating along the a-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Jiaying University, Meizhou 514015,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chun-Bao
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Tang