(Z)-3-[(E)-3-Phenylallylidene]indolin-2-one

Abstract

The title compound, C17H13NO, synthesized to be tested for neuroprotective activities, consists of an indoline and a phenyl­allyl­idene unit with a dihedral angle of 9.0 (1)° between the two ring systems. There are two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit which are connected into a dimer by inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.