4-Methoxy-N′-(2-methoxynaphthylidene)benzohydrazide

Abstract

The molecule of the title Schiff base compound, C20H18N2O3, prepared by the reaction of 2-methoxy-1-naphthylaldehyde and 4-methoxybenzohydrazide, exists in a trans configuration with respect to the imine group. The naphthyl ring system makes a dihedral angle of 71.4 (2)° with the mean plane of the benzene ring. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked into one-dimensional chains parallel to the c axis by intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds.