(E)-1-[4-(2,4-Dihydroxybenzylideneamino)phenyl]ethanone sesquihydrate

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C15H13NO3·1.5H2O, consists of one ethanone molecule, one water molecule and one half-molecule of water. The organic molecule is a phenol–imine tautomer, as evidenced from C—O, C—N and C—C bond lengths and it is stabilized by an intramolecular O—H...N hydrogen bond which generates an S(6) ring motif. It is nearly planar, with a dihedral angle of 1.40 (10)° between the two aromatic rings. Molecules are linked by three intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers, and are further linked by C—H...π interactions, forming a three-dimensional network.