C 12 H 10 N 2 O 2 ,monoclinic, P2 1 /c (no. 14), a =12.294 (3) Source of material Reagents and solvents used were of commercially available quality. Thet itle compound was prepared according to reported precedures [11, 12] .Dropwise addition of cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride to (Z)-N-hydroxybenzimidoyl cyanide (7.50 mmol in 25 mL THF) and 7.5mmolEt 3 N, then vigorously stirred at ambient temperature for 12h. The corresponding product precipitated immediately. Thetitle compound was dissolved in

more »

... t ethanol and was allowed to evaporate at room temperature to give single crystal suitable for X-ray diffraction. Experimental details The structure was solved by direct methods and successive Fourier difference synthesis. The Hatomswere positioned geometrically and refined using ariding model [C-H =0.97(2) Å, U iso (H) =1.2 U eq (C)].