(E)-Benzo-yl[1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)imidazolidin-2-yl-idene]acetonitrile

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2007 Dec 6;64(Pt 1):o62. doi: 10.1107/S1600536807055778.

Abstract

In the title compound, C(14)H(15)N(3)O(2), the C=C(H)-C=O grouping and the imidazolidine ring are coplanar as a result of an intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond and extended electronic conjugation. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds help to establish the packing.