organic compounds
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In the title compound, C13H10FNO, the benzene ring planes are inclined at an angle of 50.52 (8)°. A characteristic of aromatic Schiff bases with N-aryl substituents is that the terminal phenyl rings are twisted relative to the plane of the HC=N link between them. In this case, the HC=N unit makes dihedral angles of 10.6 (2) and 40.5 (2)° with the hydroxybenzene and flurobenzene rings, respectively. In the crystal, O—HN and C—HF hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of chains along the c- and b-axis directions, respectively. C—Hπ contacts link molecules along a and these contacts combine to generate a three-dimensional network with molecules stacked along the b-axis direction.
Keywords: crystal structure.