The title compound, C23H26N2O2. 2H(2)O, displays strong intramolecular N-H
... O [2.637(2) Angstrom] and intermolecular O-H ... O [2.763(4) and 2.842(
3) Angstrom] hydrogen bonds within each salicylideneimine unit and water mo
lecule. The Schiff base has a twofold axis passing through the central C at
om and therefore adopts a cis conformation.