N'-(2-Meth-oxy-1-naphthyl-idene)nicotino-hydrazide.

The title compound, C(18)H(15)N(3)O(2), was prepared by the reaction of 2-methoxy-naphthaldehyde with nicotinic acid hydrazide in methanol. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the pyridine ring is 9.2 (3)°. An intra-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bond is observed. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked into chains running along the c axis by inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.