3-(4-Acetylphenyliminomethyl)-1,2-dihydroxy-benzene

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C15H13NO3, is not planar and the dihedral angle between the planes of the two aromatic rings is 53.93 (7)degrees. The molecule exists in the crystal structure in the phenol-imine tautomeric form and has two 'active' H atoms, which participate in strong intramolecular O - H ... N and O - H ... O hydrogen bonds. One of the H atoms is also involved in an intermolecular hydrogen bond, which links the molecules into centrosymmetric dimers.