(N',N '' Z,N',N '' E)-N',N ''-[1-(4-Chloro-phenyl)ethane-1,2-diylidene]bis(3-methyl-1-benzofuran-2-carbohydrazide)

In the title compound, C28H21ClN4O4, the benzofuran ring systems make dihedral angles of 7.43 (8) and 30.92 (9)degrees with the chloro-substituted benzene ring. The dihedral angle between the two benzofuran ring systems is 27.41 (7)degrees. The two benzofuran rings are connected to the chloro-substituted benzene ring through C-N-N = C and C-N-N = C-C bridges which are nearly planar [maximum deviations = 0.003 (1) and 0.037 (1) angstrom]. An intramolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N-H center dot center dot center dot(O,N) and C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds into a tape along the c axis and these tapes are further connected by another weak C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond into a sheet parallel to the bc plane. pi-pi interactions [centroid-to-centroid distances = 3.4845 (12)-3.6250 (13) angstrom] are also observed.