Crystal structure of (E)-N1-[(anthracen-9-yl)methylidene]-N4-phenylbenzene-1,4-diamine

Abstract

The title compound, C27H20N2, a Schiff base synthesizedviaa condensation reaction between anthracene-9-carbaldehyde andN-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, crystallizes with three independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The three molecules have slightly varying overall conformations, all havingtransconformations with respect to the C=N bond. In the crystal, the packing features N—H...N hydrogen bonds, which connect molecules into chains extending along thec-axis direction, interlinked by C—H...π interactions (minimum H...Cg= 2.65 Å) into sheets lying parallel to (001).