organic compounds
The synthesis and crystal structure of the new title chiral Schiff base, C16H16N2O4, derived from the condensation of L-phenylalaninol [(S)-(-)-2-amino-3-phenyl-1-propanol] and 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde (2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzaldehyde), are presented. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit and they are stabilized in the solid state in the NH tautomeric form.