N-(3-Chloro-4-Methylphenyl)-N '-Hydroxy-2-Oxo-2-Phenylacetamidine

Abstract

The title compound, C<inf>15</inf>H<inf>13</inf>ClN<inf>2</inf>O <inf>2</inf>, contains two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. In both molecules, the oxime moiety has an E configuration. Intermolecular O-H⋯N [O⋯N = 2.776 (2) and 2.771 (2) Å] and intramolecular N-H⋯O [N⋯O = 2.532 (3) and 2.534 (3) Å] hydrogen bonds are highly effective in the crystal structure. The O-H⋯N intermolecular hydrogen bonds link the independent molecules into dimers, which are, in turn, interlinked through N-H⋯Cl interactions to form layers parallel to the ab plane. © 2004 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.