(E)-4-[(4-Methoxy­phen­yl)imino­meth­yl]-N,N-dimethyl­aniline

The title compound, C(16)H(18)N(2)O, an N-benzyl­ideneaniline derivative with substituents on both aromatic rings, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. Both mol­ecules exist in the E configuration. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 8.20 (5)° for mol­ecule A and 12.52 (6)° for mol­ecule B, and the imino C—N torsion angle (τ) is 7.1 (2)° for mol­ecule A and −14.7 (2)° for mol­ecule B. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are arranged in stacks which propagate along the a-axis direction. The crystal structure is stabilized by a number of weak C—H⋯π inter­actions.