title: (Z)-1-(2-Hy-droxy-eth-yl)-4-(2-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)-2-methyl-1H-imidazol-5(4H)-one.
abstract: In the title compound, C14H16N2O3, an analog of the chromophore in green fluorescent protein, the meth-oxy-phenyl substituent and the imidazole N adopt a Z conformation with respect to the C=C bond. Aside from the hy-droxy-ethyl group, the mol-ecule is approximately planar, with the five- and six-membered ring planes forming a dihedral angle of 9.3 (1)°. An intra-molecular C-H⋯N contact occurs. In the crystal, O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules, forming chains along the b-axis direction. C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are also observed.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA.
authors: Hongyi
authors: H
authors: Wu
authors: Weihua
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Edwin H
authors: EH
authors: Walker
authors: Frank R
authors: FR
authors: Fronczek
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