N-(2-Chloroquinolin-3-ylmethylene)aniline

Abstract

The title compound, C16H11ClN2, displays a trans configuration across the C=N bond and a transoid arrangement across the quinoline ring and the azomethine C atom. This arrangement facilitates C—H...Cl interactions. The packing in the crystal structure is due to intermolecular C—H...π and Cl...π (3.52 and 3.84 Å) interactions. The dihedral angle between the least-squares planes of 2-chloroquinoline and phenylamine is 16.61 (2)°.