Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o247-o248  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811054572 ]

Ethyl 2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-[3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propyl]-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate

Y. K. Yoon, M. A. Ali, T. S. Choon, S. I. J. Asik and I. A. Razak

Abstract: In the title compound, C₂₃H₂₂N₄O₄, the essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.022 (1) Å] benzimidazole ring system forms dihedral angles of 86.16 (7) and 37.38 (6)°, respectively, with the imidazole and benzene rings. The dioxolane ring adopts an envelope conformation with the methylene C atom at the flap. In the crystal, C-HO and C-HN interactions link the molecules into a ribbon along the a axis. The crystal packing is further stabilized by weak - stacking interactions [centroid-centroid distances = 3.5954 (8) and 3.7134 (8) Å] and C-H interactions.

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