Benzoic acid–2-{(E)-[(E)-2-(2-pyridyl­methyl­idene)hydrazin-1-yl­idene]meth­yl}pyridine (2/1)

The asymmetric unit of the title cocrystal, C(12)H(10)N(4)·2C(7)H(6)O(2), comprises a single mol­ecule of benzoic acid and one half-mol­ecule of 2-pyridine­aldazine situated about a centre of inversion. The carboxyl group is coplanar with the benzene ring to which it is connected [O—C—C—C = −172.47 (12)°] and similarly, the 2-pyridine­aldazine mol­ecule is planar (r.m.s. deviation of the 16 non-H atoms = 0.017 Å). In the crystal, mol­ecules are connected into a non-planar three-mol­ecule aggregate [dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridyl ring connected by the hydrogen bond = 61.30 (7)°] with a twisted Z-shape. Layers of 2-pyridine­aldazine mol­ecules in the ab plane are sandwiched by benzoic acid mol­ecules being connected by O—H⋯N and C—H⋯O inter­actions, the latter involving the carbonyl O atom so that each benzoic acid mol­ecule links three different 2-pyridine­aldazine mol­ecules. Inter­digitated layers stack along the c axis.