2-[(Pyridin-3-ylamino)methyl]phenol

Abstract

In the title compound, C12H12N2O, the aromatic rings at either ends of the –CH2–NH– link are twisted by 68.79 (7)°. In the crystal, the hydroxy substituent is a hydrogen-bond donor to the N atom of the pyridine ring of an adjacent molecule, and the hydrogen bond generates a chain along the b axis; it is also a hydrogen-bond acceptor to the amino group of another adjacent molecule. The two hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of a layer structure.