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The crystal structure of the title compound, C14H14N2O, determined at 293 K, shows that the molecule is approximately planar in the solid state and that the aromatic rings have a trans configuration with respect to the azo double bond, as found for other diazene derivatives. The packing can be described as a polymeric arrangement of molecules linked through O-H···N and C-H···O hydrogen bonds and close contacts. These intermolecular interactions result in the formation of infinite chains parallel to the b axis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The crystal structures of the title compounds, C17H15BrN2O2, (I), and C18H18N2O2, (II), determined at room temperature, have a trans configuration with respect to the diazene linkage, as found for other azo (diazene) derivatives. The aromatic mean planes are nearly coplanar, with a dihedral angle between these planes of 8.31 (2)° for (I) and 3.74 (2)° for (II). In both complexes, the mean plane of the ester group is nearly perpendicular to the aromatic ring planes. In both compounds, the crystal packing involves only π–π and π–ring inter­actions, which combine to stabilize the extended structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]