Crystal structure of (E)-5-benz­yloxy-2-{[(4-nitro­phen­yl)imino]­meth­yl}phenol

In the title compound, C(20)H(16)N(2)O(4), the mol­ecule adopts an E conformation about the N=C bond. There is an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond forming an S(6) ring motif. The nitro­benzene and benz­yloxy rings are inclined to the central benzene ring by 4.34 (10) and 27.66 (11)°, respectively, and to one another by 31.40 (12)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains along [001]. Within the chains there are C—H⋯π inter­actions present. The chains are linked via π–π inter­actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.7048 (15) Å], forming slabs parallel to the bc plane.