N′-[4-(Dimethyl­amino)­benzyl­idene]-4-meth­oxybenzohydrazide

The title Schiff base compound, C(17)H(19)N(3)O(2), was obtained from the condensation of 4-dimethyl­amino­benzaldehyde with 4-methoxy­benzohydrazide in an ethanol solution. The mol­ecule is twisted with respect to the N—N single bond [C—N—N—C = −159.27 (14)°] and the dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 67.1 (2)°. In the crystal structure, the mol­ecules are linked into chains along the c axis by inter­molecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.