title: (2E)-2-Benzyl-idene-N-phenyl-hydrazinecarboxamide.
abstract: The mol-ecule of the title compound, C14H13N3O, adopts an E conformation with respect to the azomethine C=N bond, and is roughly planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of the non-H atoms from the least-squares plane of 0.100 (2) Å and a dihedral angle between the terminal benzene rings of 5.74 (12)°. An intramolecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bond closes an S(6) ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by the pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers. Dimers related by translation along [010] form slanted stacks, the shortest C⋯C inter-molecular distance within the stack being 3.283 (3) Å. Weak C-H⋯π inter-actions link the stacks into a three-dimensional structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Layana
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Chenkalady, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sithambaresan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram 695 007, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Siji
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sudarsanakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram 695 587, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suma