Abstract
The title Schiff base compound, C(16)H(14)N(2)O(2), has been synthesized by the reaction of 5-amino-3,4-dimethylisoxazole and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde. The dihedral angle between the isoxazole ring and the napthyl ring system is 3.29 (7)degrees. The molecule adopts an E configuration about the central C=N double bond. Intramolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonding generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal structure, pi-pi interactions are observed involving the isoxazole ring and the substituted benzene ring of the naphthyl unit, with centroid-centroid distances of 3.5200 (10) angstrom.