4-Fluoro-2-[(3-methyl­phen­yl)imino­meth­yl]phenol

Brink, A.; Visser, H.G.; Roodt, A.

doi:10.1107/S1600536812010513

Acta Crystallographica Section E

Structure Reports Online

Volume 68, Part 4 (April 2012)

organic compounds

sj5208 scheme

Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o1071 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536812010513 ]

4-Fluoro-2-[(3-methylphenyl)iminomethyl]phenol

A. Brink, H. G. Visser and A. Roodt

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₄H₁₂FNO, crystallizes as the trans phenol-imine tautomer. The two benzene rings are essentially coplanar, being inclined to one another by 9.28 (7)°. This is at least in part due to the intramolecular O-HN hydrogen bond between the hydroxy O atom and the imine N atom. The crystal structure is stabilized by an array of weak C-HO and C-HF interactions, which link the molecules into a stable three-dimensional network.