(E)-4-Meth­oxy-N′-(2,4,5-tri­meth­oxy­benzyl­idene)benzohydrazide hemihydrate

The title compound crystallizes as a hemihydrate, C18H20N2O5·0.5H2O. The molecule exists in anEconformation with respect to the C=N imine bond. The 4-methoxyphenyl unit is disordered over two sets of sites with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.54 (2):0.46 (2). The dihedral angles between the benzene rings are 29.20 (9) and 26.59 (9)°, respectively, for the major and minor components of the 4-methoxy-substituted ring. All methoxy substituents lie close to the plane of the attached benzene rings [the Cmethyl—O—C—C torsion angles range from −4.0 (12) to 3.9 (2)°]. In the crystal, the components are linked into chains propagating along [001]viaN—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds and weak C—H...O interactions.