N′-(Di-2-pyridylmethylene)benzohydrazide

In the title Schiff base, C18H14N4O, the amido –NH– unit is connected to one of the two pyridyl N atoms at an N(—H)...N distance of 2.624 (2) . The molecular packing features an intermolecular C—H...N R22(6) hydrogen-bonding ring motif.