Crystal structure of (E)-2-{[(4-anilinophen­yl)imino]­meth­yl}phenol

The title compound, C(19)H(16)N(2)O, crystallized with two independent mol­ecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. There is an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond in each mol­ecule with the phenol ring being inclined to the central benzene ring by 4.93 (14) and 7.12 (14)° in mol­ecules A and B, respectively. The conformation of the two mol­ecules differs essentially in the orientation of the terminal amino­phenyl ring with respect to the central benzene ring; this dihedral angle is 50.51 (4)° in mol­ecule A and 54.61 (14)° in mol­ecule B. The two outer aromatic rings are inclined to one another by 51.39 (14) and 49.88 (14)° in mol­ecules A and B, respectively. In the crystal, mol­ecules are connected by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generating –A-B–A–B– zigzag chains extending along [010]. The chains are linked via C—H⋯π inter­actions involving neighbouring A mol­ecules, forming slabs lying parallel to (100).