N′-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)-4-methylbenzohydrazide

The title compound, C16H16N2O2, is the product of the reaction of 4-methoxybenzaldehyde and 4-methylbenzohydrazide. The dihedral angle between the substituted benzene rings is 17.6 (3)° and the methoxy C atom is almost coplanar with its attached ring [deviation = 0.019 (4) ]. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming C(4) chains propagating along the b-axis direction.