N′-[(E)-2-Fluorobenzylidene]benzohydrazide

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C14H11FN2O, contains two independent molecules, both of which adopt the E conformation with respect to the azomethine C=N bond. The molecules are non-planar, with dihedral angles of 26.92 (12) and 11.36 (11)° between the benzene and phenyl rings. In the crystal, molecules are linked through N—H...O=C and N—H...N hydrogen bonds into chains along [101]. C—H...O contacts link these chains into layers parallel to (001). The three-dimensional crystal packing is stabilized by π–π interactions, the shortest separation between the centroids of benzene rings being 3.884 (1) Å