2-{(E)-[4-(Di­phenyl­amino)­phen­yl]imino­meth­yl}phenol

The asymmetric unit of the title Schiff base molecule, C₂₅H₂₀N₂O, contains two independent mol­ecules. In each mol­ecule, the C=N bond is in an E conformation. The most significant difference between the two mol­ecules is seen for the dihedral angles between the meth­oxy-substituted benzene ring and the two phenyl rings, which are 85.5 (1) and 82.3 (1)° in the first mol­ecule, and 49.0 (1) and 40.4 (1)° in the second. This conformational difference is reflected in the central C=N—C[pdbond]C torsion angle, which is 28.7 (2)° in the first mol­ecule and −29.8 (3)° in the other. In each mol­ecule, there is an intra­molecular O—H...N hydrogen bond.