Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4-Salicylimine-3,5-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole

The title compound, 4-salicylimine-3, 5-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1, 2, 4-triazole, was obtained by the condensation reaction of 4-amino-3, 5-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1, 2, 4-triazole with salicylaldehyde in methanol. The crystal structure (C21H16N4O3, Mr = 372.38) belongs to monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 10.507(2), b = 16.878(3), c = 11.199(2) ? = 110.86(3), V = 1855.9(6) ?, Z = 4, Dc = 1.333 g/cm3, F(000) = 776, (MoK? = 0.092 mm-1, R = 0.0552 and wR = 0.1095 for 1920 reflections ( I > 2.0(I) ). The analytical results of crystal structure show that there are two different non-covalent interactions in the compound. One is hydrogen bond, and the other p-p stacking interaction. These two types of non-covalent interactions play an important role in the packing of crystal.