The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(21)H(13)N(3)O(2), contains two independent mol-ecules with a similar structure. In one mol-ecule, the central benzene ring is oriented with respect to the terminal benzene rings at 27.23 (7) and 67.96 (7)°; in the other mol-ecule, the corresponding dihedral angles are 12.42 (7) and 64.55 (7)°. In both molecules, there is a short O-H⋯N interaction inv...