2-[(4-Ethylphenyl)iminomethyl]-3,5-dimethoxyphenol

Abstract

The title compound, C17H19NO3, adopts the phenol-imine tautomeric form, with a resonance-assisted O-H center dot center dot center dot N intramolecular hydrogen bond [O center dot center dot center dot N = 2.551 (3) angstrom]. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 45.42 (7)degrees. The two methoxy groups are coplanar with the attached benzene ring [C-O-C-C torsion angles = -1.1 (5) and 3.2 (4)degrees].