Crystal structure of (E)-N-[(E)-3-(4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)allyl-idene]naphthalen-1-amine.

In the title compound, C20H17NO, the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the 4-meth-oxy-phenyl ring and the naphthalene ring is 69.50 (7)°. The meth-oxy group is almost coplanar with the benzene ring to which it is connected [Cb-Cb-Om-Cm torsion angle of -7.9 (2)°; b = benzene and m = meth-oxy] and the imine group displays a C-C-N=C torsion angle is -57.2 (2)°. The imine (C=N) group has an E conformation. In the crystal, weak π-π inter-actions between the benzene rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.7781 (10) Å] are observed.

(E)-N-(3,3-Di-phenyl-allyl-idene)naph-thal-en-1-amine.

The title compound, C25H19N, adopts an E conformation about the C=N bond. The naphthalene ring system and the phenyl rings form dihedral angles 38.1 (1), 46.9 (8) and 48.5 (1)°, respectively, with the mean plane of the central enimino fragment. The crystal packing exhibits no directional close contacts.