(E)-2-Hydroxy-5-methyl-3-[(4-methyl-2-pyridyl)-iminomethyl]benzaldehyde

Abstract

The title compound, C15H14N2O2, is stabilized in the solid state as an enol-imine tautomer, with one strong intramolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bond and four C-H center dot center dot center dot O and one C-H center dot center dot center dot N intermolecular interaction that generate edge-fused [S(6)R-2(2)(8)R-2(2)(8)R-5(4)(32)] motifs. The molecule is approximately planar, with a dihedral angle of 1.72 (3)degrees between the two aromatic rings.