The molecule of the title compound, C14H13N3O, adopts an E conformation with respect to the azomethine C=N bond, and is roughly planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of the non-H atoms from the least-squares plane of 0.100 (2) Å and a dihedral angle between the terminal benzene rings of 5.74 (12)°. An intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond closes an S(6) ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked by the pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers. Dimers related by translation along [010] form slanted stacks, the shortest C⋯C intermolecular distance within the stack being 3.283 (3) Å. Weak C—H⋯π interactions link the stacks into a three-dimensional structure.
The title compound crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The semicarbazone moieties of which are essentially planar with the terminal phenyl rings twisted away from them. In the crystal, N—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding interactions link the two molecules into a centrosymmetric dimer, with adjacent dimers linked by weak C—H⋯O interactions to form a cage-like structure. These cage structures are interconnected by weak C—H⋯π interactions, forming supramolecular chains along the c-axis direction.
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