(Z)-N-(2-Chlorobenzylidene)aniline N-oxide

Abstract

In the title compound, C13H10ClNO, the central C—N bond has considerable double-bond character and the N—O bond indicates a formal negative charge on the O atom. The molecule is stabilized by an intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bond. The geometry about the C=N bond is Z [C—C—N—O torsion angle = −4.2 (3)°] and the phenyl and benzene rings are trans-oriented around the C=N bond. The phenyl and benzene rings make a dihedral angle of 56.99 (2)°.