N-[(2-Hydr­oxy-1-naphthyl)(3-nitro­phenyl)meth­yl]acetamide

The title compound, C(19)H(16)N(2)O(4), is of inter­est as a precursor to biologically active substituted quinolines and related compounds. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring is 81.9 (1)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N—H⋯O inter­molecular hydrogen bonds, linking the mol­ecules into pairs around a center of symmetry. The crystal structure is further stabilized by inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link the mol­ecules into chains running along a axis. An intra­molecular C—H⋯O short contact is also present.