(E)-2-(Isonicotinoylhydrazonomethyl)benzoic acid methanol monosolvate

The title compound, C14H11N3O3 center dot CH4O, was synthesized by the condensation reaction of isonicotinohydrazide with an equimolar quantity of 2-formylbenzoic acid in methanol. The hydrazone molecule displays an E configuration about the C=N bond. The dihedral angel between the pyridine and the benzene rings is 12.04 (5)degrees. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked by O-H center dot center dot center dot N, O-H center dot center dot center dot O and N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen-bonding interactions.