Crystal structure of (E)-5-benz-yloxy-2-{[(4-nitro-phen-yl)imino]-meth-yl}phenol.

In the title compound, C20H16N2O4, the mol-ecule adopts an E conformation about the N=C bond. There is an intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond forming an S(6) ring motif. The nitro-benzene and benz-yloxy rings are inclined to the central benzene ring by 4.34 (10) and 27.66 (11)°, respectively, and to one another by 31.40 (12)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains along [001]. Within the chains there are C-H⋯π inter-actions present. The chains are linked via π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.7048 (15) Å], forming slabs parallel to the bc plane.