3-[(E)-(4-Ethylphenyl)iminomethyl]benzene-1,2-diol

Abstract

The title compound, C15H15NO2, adopts the enol–imine tautomeric form. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 48.1 (1)°. Intramolecular O—H...N and O—H...O hydrogen bonds generate S(6) and S(5) ring motifs, respectively. In the crystal, molecules are linked into centrosymmetric R22(10) dimers via pairs of O—H...O hydrogen bonds and the dimers may interact through very weak by π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 4.150 (1) Å]. The ethyl group is disordered over two orientations, with occupancies of 0.587 (11) and 0.413 (11).