4-Chloro-2-[(E)-(4-fluorophenyl)iminomethyl]phenol

Abstract

In the title Schiff base molecule, C13H9ClFNO, the benzene rings are twisted slightly with respect to each other, making a dihedral angle of 7.92 (2)°. An intramolecular O—H...N hydrogen bond occurs. In the crystal, an infinite chain is formed along the c-axis direction by π–π stacking interactions between the phenyl rings and the six-membered hydrogen-bonded ring of neighboring Schiff base ligands [centroid–centroid distances of 3.698 (2) and 3.660 (3) Å]. Neighboring chains are linked into a three-dimensional supramolecular structure by C—H...O and C—H...F hydrogen bonds.