Syntheses and crystal structures of benzyl '-[()-2-hydroxybenzylidene]hydrazinecarboxylate and benzyl '-[()-5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene]hydrazinecarboxylate.

Benzyl '-[()-2-hydroxybenzylidene]hydrazinecarboxylate, CHNO () and benzyl '-[()-5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene]hydrazinecarboxylate (), CHBrNO, have been synthesized by the reaction of either 2-hy-droxy-benzaldehyde or 5-bromo-2-hy-droxy-benzaldehyde with benzyl carbazate, respectively. Both the compounds crystallize in the monoclinic crystal system with space groups (' = 1, ) and 2/ (' = 2, ). Mol-ecular conformations in each structure are similar, and both structures feature strong intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, which form (6) ring motifs. There are also strong N-H⋯O and weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds in both structures, but their modes of packing within their respective crystals are markedly different. Some comparisons are made with the structures of a few related compounds.