(E,E)-Methyl 2-[(3-nitrobenzylidene)aminomethyl]-3-phenylpropenoate

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C18H16N2O4, adopts a T-shaped conformation with E stereochemistry for the imine double bond. The (3-nitrobenzylidene)amino fragment is almost planar, the mean planes of phenyl ring and nitro group forming a dihedral angle of 8.9 (3)°. In the 3-phenylacryloyl unit, the acrylic ester fragment is also almost planar, with the phenyl ring twisted by 41.44 (7)°. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by C—H...O hydrogen-bond interactions into chains running parallel to [01overline{1}].