(E)-2-[(1-Benzyl-piperidin-4-yl)imino-meth-yl]phenol.

ABSTRACT

There are two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(19)H(22)N(2)O. Both mol-ecules have an E conformation about their C=N bonds and both piperdine rings adopt chair conformations with their N atoms adopting pyramidal geometries [bond angle sums = 329.8 (4) and 330.2 (4)°]. Both mol-ecules feature an intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond, which generates an S(6) ring. The dihedral angles between the phenyl and benzene ring planes are 45.97 (18) and 66.0 (2)°. Short O-H⋯O contacts occur in the crystal.