(Z)-4-(2-Naphthylamino)pent-3-en-2-one

Abstract

The title compound, C15H15NO, which was synthesized under solvent-free conditions by the reaction of acetoacetone and 2-naphthylamine, adopts a Z conformation about the C=C bond. The enamine–ketone fragment is approximately planar [maximum deviation = 0.026 (3) Å] and forms a dihedral angle of 39.78 (3)° with the naphthalene ring system. An intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond is observed.