The title compound, C(22)H(20)N(2)O, was obtained from the condensation reaction of 3-formyl-benzonitrile, 2-naphthol and pyrrolidine. There are two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit, having similar conformations. Intra-molecular O-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur, with only van der Waals forces between mol-ecules. The dihedral angles between the naphthalene ring system and the phenyl ring in...

Mol-ecules of the title compound, C(21)H(19)NO, assume an approximate propellar shape, with the three aromatic rings being nearly perpendicularly aligned with respect to the plane formed by the C atoms that are connected to the methine C atom [dihedral angles: pyridyl 79.82 (4)°, phenyl 80.12 (3)° and phenyl 86.93 (3)°].