organic compounds
Bis(2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium) naphthalene-1,5-disulfonate
aOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: jgsdxlml@163.com
The 8H6F3N2+·0.5C10H6O6S22−, consists of one 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium cation and a half naphthalene-1,5-disulfate anion, which are linked by an N—H⋯O hydrogen bond. The anion sits across a centre of symmetry. The atoms of the benzimidazole ring are nearly coplanar (r.m.s. deviation of the fitted atoms = 0.0085 Å) and the triflouromethyl group lies out of this plane. In the crystal, the cations are linked to adjacent anions by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a ladder structure parallel to the a axis in which the anions form the rungs. Adjacent ladders are linked by weak C—H⋯O interactions, forming sheets parallel to the ac plane.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
The title compound was studied as part of a search for ferroelectric complexes. For background to ferroelectric complexes, see: Fu et al. (2011); Zhang et al. (2010). For related structures, see: Liu (2011a,b). For graph-set analysis, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812000049/go2042sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812000049/go2042Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812000049/go2042Isup3.cml
0.144 g (1 mmol) of 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazol was firstly dissolved in 30 ml of ethanol, to which 0.288 g (1 mmol) of 1,5-naphthalene disulfonic acid was added to give a solution at the ambient temperature. Single crystals suitable for X-ray structure analysis were obtained by the slow evaporation of the above solution after 3 days in air.
The ε = C/(T–T0)), suggesting that this compound is not ferroelectric or there may be no distinct occurring within the measured temperature (below the melting point).
of the compound as a function of temperature indicates that the permittivity is basically temperature-independent (H atoms were placed in calculated positions (N—H = 0.89 Å; C—H = 0.93Å for Csp2 atoms and C—H = 0.96Å and 0.97Å for Csp3 atoms), assigned fixed Uiso values [Uiso = 1.2Ueq(Csp2) and 1.5Ueq(Csp3,N)] and allowed to ride. The trifluoromethyl group is disordered over two sites. The site occupancies were refined and restraints were applied to the thermal parameters.
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).2C8H6F3N2+·C10H6O6S22− | V = 685.2 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 660.56 | Z = 1 |
Triclinic, P1 | F(000) = 336 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Dx = 1.601 Mg m−3 |
a = 9.3910 (19) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 9.4943 (19) Å | θ = 3.4–26° |
c = 9.976 (2) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
α = 109.32 (3)° | T = 293 K |
β = 96.86 (3)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 119.59 (3)° | 0.36 × 0.32 × 0.28 mm |
Rigaku Mercury2 diffractometer | 3136 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2361 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.042 |
CCD_Profile_fitting scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005) | h = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.903, Tmax = 0.921 | k = −12→12 |
7215 measured reflections | l = −12→12 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.053 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.132 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0517P)2 + 0.2409P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3136 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.011 |
227 parameters | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
36 restraints | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
2C8H6F3N2+·C10H6O6S22− | γ = 119.59 (3)° |
Mr = 660.56 | V = 685.2 (5) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 9.3910 (19) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.4943 (19) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
c = 9.976 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 109.32 (3)° | 0.36 × 0.32 × 0.28 mm |
β = 96.86 (3)° |
Rigaku Mercury2 diffractometer | 3136 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005) | 2361 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.903, Tmax = 0.921 | Rint = 0.042 |
7215 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.053 | 36 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.132 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
3136 reflections | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
227 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2sigma(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
S1 | 1.05784 (8) | 0.72945 (9) | 0.37188 (7) | 0.03242 (19) | |
O1 | 0.9734 (2) | 0.8147 (3) | 0.3414 (2) | 0.0398 (4) | |
O2 | 1.2456 (2) | 0.8519 (2) | 0.4164 (2) | 0.0440 (5) | |
O3 | 1.0035 (3) | 0.6558 (3) | 0.4750 (2) | 0.0532 (5) | |
C11 | 0.9978 (3) | 0.5476 (3) | 0.1973 (3) | 0.0300 (5) | |
C12 | 0.9359 (3) | 0.3826 (3) | 0.1952 (3) | 0.0362 (6) | |
H12 | 0.9236 | 0.3679 | 0.2817 | 0.043* | |
C13 | 0.8913 (4) | 0.2364 (3) | 0.0616 (3) | 0.0413 (6) | |
H13 | 0.8468 | 0.1234 | 0.0594 | 0.050* | |
C14 | 0.9117 (3) | 0.2556 (3) | −0.0659 (3) | 0.0365 (6) | |
H14 | 0.8816 | 0.1559 | −0.1531 | 0.044* | |
C110 | 1.0219 (3) | 0.5750 (3) | 0.0670 (3) | 0.0286 (5) | |
N1 | 0.4697 (3) | 0.7605 (3) | 0.4315 (2) | 0.0360 (5) | |
H1 | 0.3796 | 0.7607 | 0.4033 | 0.043* | |
N3 | 0.7062 (3) | 0.7706 (3) | 0.4334 (2) | 0.0339 (5) | |
H3 | 0.7924 | 0.7781 | 0.4066 | 0.041* | |
C2 | 0.5853 (3) | 0.7790 (3) | 0.3630 (3) | 0.0352 (6) | |
C4 | 0.4442 (4) | 0.7162 (4) | 0.6660 (4) | 0.0518 (7) | |
H4 | 0.3417 | 0.7094 | 0.6641 | 0.062* | |
C5 | 0.5303 (5) | 0.7028 (5) | 0.7769 (4) | 0.0608 (9) | |
H5 | 0.4851 | 0.6872 | 0.8528 | 0.073* | |
C6 | 0.6826 (5) | 0.7115 (5) | 0.7797 (4) | 0.0581 (8) | |
H6 | 0.7369 | 0.7027 | 0.8579 | 0.070* | |
C7 | 0.7555 (4) | 0.7326 (4) | 0.6704 (3) | 0.0468 (7) | |
H7 | 0.8567 | 0.7366 | 0.6718 | 0.056* | |
C8 | 0.6707 (3) | 0.7477 (3) | 0.5582 (3) | 0.0335 (5) | |
C9 | 0.5194 (3) | 0.7408 (3) | 0.5562 (3) | 0.0353 (6) | |
C21 | 0.5768 (4) | 0.8018 (5) | 0.2213 (4) | 0.0523 (7) | |
F1 | 0.5176 (12) | 0.9023 (10) | 0.2234 (8) | 0.0857 (19) | 0.653 (12) |
F2 | 0.4588 (17) | 0.6460 (7) | 0.1027 (5) | 0.119 (3) | 0.653 (12) |
F3 | 0.7210 (9) | 0.8792 (17) | 0.2048 (11) | 0.113 (3) | 0.653 (12) |
F1A | 0.450 (2) | 0.797 (4) | 0.1674 (19) | 0.114 (5) | 0.347 (12) |
F2A | 0.590 (3) | 0.6822 (19) | 0.1208 (11) | 0.086 (3) | 0.347 (12) |
F3A | 0.720 (2) | 0.9515 (16) | 0.2418 (15) | 0.118 (6) | 0.347 (12) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0354 (3) | 0.0412 (4) | 0.0305 (3) | 0.0274 (3) | 0.0148 (3) | 0.0162 (3) |
O1 | 0.0412 (10) | 0.0540 (11) | 0.0460 (10) | 0.0373 (9) | 0.0240 (8) | 0.0255 (9) |
O2 | 0.0311 (10) | 0.0428 (11) | 0.0480 (11) | 0.0247 (9) | 0.0066 (8) | 0.0066 (9) |
O3 | 0.0827 (15) | 0.0612 (13) | 0.0382 (11) | 0.0485 (12) | 0.0333 (11) | 0.0294 (10) |
C11 | 0.0283 (12) | 0.0354 (13) | 0.0308 (12) | 0.0195 (11) | 0.0136 (10) | 0.0162 (10) |
C12 | 0.0424 (14) | 0.0436 (15) | 0.0357 (13) | 0.0274 (13) | 0.0205 (11) | 0.0245 (12) |
C13 | 0.0527 (17) | 0.0303 (13) | 0.0433 (15) | 0.0215 (13) | 0.0205 (13) | 0.0214 (12) |
C14 | 0.0407 (14) | 0.0325 (13) | 0.0369 (14) | 0.0204 (12) | 0.0153 (11) | 0.0164 (11) |
C110 | 0.0250 (11) | 0.0332 (13) | 0.0311 (12) | 0.0174 (10) | 0.0121 (9) | 0.0162 (10) |
N1 | 0.0281 (10) | 0.0427 (12) | 0.0436 (12) | 0.0242 (10) | 0.0138 (9) | 0.0189 (10) |
N3 | 0.0331 (11) | 0.0426 (12) | 0.0399 (11) | 0.0274 (10) | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0212 (10) |
C2 | 0.0352 (13) | 0.0353 (14) | 0.0383 (14) | 0.0233 (12) | 0.0143 (11) | 0.0143 (11) |
C4 | 0.0491 (17) | 0.0541 (18) | 0.0566 (18) | 0.0284 (15) | 0.0328 (15) | 0.0261 (15) |
C5 | 0.076 (2) | 0.064 (2) | 0.0495 (18) | 0.0369 (19) | 0.0368 (17) | 0.0315 (17) |
C6 | 0.075 (2) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0467 (17) | 0.0448 (19) | 0.0222 (16) | 0.0333 (16) |
C7 | 0.0507 (17) | 0.0555 (18) | 0.0481 (16) | 0.0368 (15) | 0.0179 (14) | 0.0270 (14) |
C8 | 0.0351 (13) | 0.0331 (13) | 0.0366 (13) | 0.0214 (11) | 0.0159 (11) | 0.0154 (11) |
C9 | 0.0336 (13) | 0.0346 (13) | 0.0404 (14) | 0.0205 (11) | 0.0171 (11) | 0.0164 (11) |
C21 | 0.059 (2) | 0.069 (2) | 0.0493 (18) | 0.0446 (18) | 0.0237 (16) | 0.0337 (17) |
F1 | 0.130 (6) | 0.112 (4) | 0.072 (4) | 0.096 (4) | 0.034 (3) | 0.056 (3) |
F2 | 0.187 (8) | 0.079 (3) | 0.037 (2) | 0.052 (4) | 0.009 (3) | 0.0200 (19) |
F3 | 0.086 (4) | 0.235 (9) | 0.130 (6) | 0.112 (5) | 0.079 (4) | 0.151 (6) |
F1A | 0.083 (7) | 0.238 (15) | 0.095 (9) | 0.116 (9) | 0.044 (6) | 0.108 (10) |
F2A | 0.161 (10) | 0.099 (7) | 0.036 (4) | 0.096 (7) | 0.043 (5) | 0.031 (4) |
F3A | 0.160 (11) | 0.066 (5) | 0.068 (5) | 0.016 (5) | 0.056 (6) | 0.041 (4) |
S1—O3 | 1.435 (2) | N3—H3 | 0.8600 |
S1—O2 | 1.451 (2) | C2—C21 | 1.498 (4) |
S1—O1 | 1.4547 (18) | C4—C5 | 1.369 (5) |
S1—C11 | 1.774 (3) | C4—C9 | 1.395 (4) |
C11—C12 | 1.367 (3) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
C11—C110 | 1.430 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.388 (5) |
C12—C13 | 1.395 (4) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
C12—H12 | 0.9300 | C6—C7 | 1.373 (4) |
C13—C14 | 1.366 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
C13—H13 | 0.9300 | C7—C8 | 1.384 (4) |
C14—C110i | 1.414 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
C14—H14 | 0.9300 | C8—C9 | 1.386 (3) |
C110—C14i | 1.414 (3) | C21—F1A | 1.223 (11) |
C110—C110i | 1.419 (5) | C21—F3 | 1.246 (7) |
N1—C2 | 1.321 (3) | C21—F2A | 1.311 (8) |
N1—C9 | 1.380 (3) | C21—F2 | 1.314 (6) |
N1—H1 | 0.8600 | C21—F3A | 1.314 (12) |
N3—C2 | 1.312 (3) | C21—F1 | 1.317 (6) |
N3—C8 | 1.384 (3) | ||
O3—S1—O2 | 113.71 (13) | N1—C2—C21 | 124.3 (2) |
O3—S1—O1 | 112.87 (11) | C5—C4—C9 | 116.0 (3) |
O2—S1—O1 | 110.44 (11) | C5—C4—H4 | 122.0 |
O3—S1—C11 | 107.83 (12) | C9—C4—H4 | 122.0 |
O2—S1—C11 | 104.13 (11) | C4—C5—C6 | 122.2 (3) |
O1—S1—C11 | 107.24 (11) | C4—C5—H5 | 118.9 |
C12—C11—C110 | 121.5 (2) | C6—C5—H5 | 118.9 |
C12—C11—S1 | 117.00 (18) | C7—C6—C5 | 121.9 (3) |
C110—C11—S1 | 121.37 (17) | C7—C6—H6 | 119.0 |
C11—C12—C13 | 119.2 (2) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.0 |
C11—C12—H12 | 120.4 | C6—C7—C8 | 116.5 (3) |
C13—C12—H12 | 120.4 | C6—C7—H7 | 121.7 |
C14—C13—C12 | 121.4 (2) | C8—C7—H7 | 121.7 |
C14—C13—H13 | 119.3 | N3—C8—C7 | 132.2 (2) |
C12—C13—H13 | 119.3 | N3—C8—C9 | 106.2 (2) |
C13—C14—C110i | 120.9 (2) | C7—C8—C9 | 121.5 (2) |
C13—C14—H14 | 119.6 | N1—C9—C8 | 106.8 (2) |
C110i—C14—H14 | 119.6 | N1—C9—C4 | 131.4 (3) |
C14i—C110—C110i | 118.7 (3) | C8—C9—C4 | 121.7 (3) |
C14i—C110—C11 | 123.1 (2) | F1A—C21—F2A | 110.9 (8) |
C110i—C110—C11 | 118.3 (3) | F3—C21—F2 | 112.5 (5) |
C2—N1—C9 | 107.7 (2) | F1A—C21—F3A | 109.7 (11) |
C2—N1—H1 | 126.2 | F2A—C21—F3A | 99.4 (8) |
C9—N1—H1 | 126.2 | F3—C21—F1 | 106.2 (5) |
C2—N3—C8 | 108.1 (2) | F2—C21—F1 | 103.2 (5) |
C2—N3—H3 | 126.0 | F3—C21—C2 | 113.7 (4) |
C8—N3—H3 | 126.0 | F2—C21—C2 | 110.7 (3) |
N3—C2—N1 | 111.2 (2) | F1—C21—C2 | 109.8 (4) |
N3—C2—C21 | 124.5 (2) | ||
O3—S1—C11—C12 | −8.3 (2) | C6—C7—C8—N3 | 179.7 (3) |
O2—S1—C11—C12 | 112.8 (2) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.4 (4) |
O1—S1—C11—C12 | −130.1 (2) | C2—N1—C9—C8 | −0.2 (3) |
O3—S1—C11—C110 | 174.97 (18) | C2—N1—C9—C4 | −179.7 (3) |
O2—S1—C11—C110 | −63.9 (2) | N3—C8—C9—N1 | −0.3 (3) |
O1—S1—C11—C110 | 53.2 (2) | C7—C8—C9—N1 | 179.8 (2) |
C110—C11—C12—C13 | −1.5 (4) | N3—C8—C9—C4 | 179.2 (2) |
S1—C11—C12—C13 | −178.29 (19) | C7—C8—C9—C4 | −0.7 (4) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | 1.4 (4) | C5—C4—C9—N1 | −179.5 (3) |
C12—C13—C14—C110i | −0.4 (4) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | 1.1 (4) |
C12—C11—C110—C14i | −179.0 (2) | N3—C2—C21—F1A | 176.3 (14) |
S1—C11—C110—C14i | −2.3 (3) | N1—C2—C21—F1A | −2.1 (15) |
C12—C11—C110—C110i | 0.6 (4) | N3—C2—C21—F3 | −25.8 (8) |
S1—C11—C110—C110i | 177.3 (2) | N1—C2—C21—F3 | 155.8 (7) |
C8—N3—C2—N1 | −0.9 (3) | N3—C2—C21—F2A | 50.4 (10) |
C8—N3—C2—C21 | −179.5 (2) | N1—C2—C21—F2A | −128.0 (10) |
C9—N1—C2—N3 | 0.7 (3) | N3—C2—C21—F2 | 101.9 (8) |
C9—N1—C2—C21 | 179.3 (2) | N1—C2—C21—F2 | −76.5 (8) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −0.5 (5) | N3—C2—C21—F3A | −58.3 (10) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.6 (5) | N1—C2—C21—F3A | 123.3 (10) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 1.0 (5) | N3—C2—C21—F1 | −144.7 (5) |
C2—N3—C8—C7 | −179.3 (3) | N1—C2—C21—F1 | 36.9 (6) |
C2—N3—C8—C9 | 0.7 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H3···O1 | 0.86 | 1.81 | 2.661 (3) | 172 |
N1—H1···O2ii | 0.86 | 1.84 | 2.650 (3) | 155 |
C12—H12···O3iii | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.440 (3) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | 2C8H6F3N2+·C10H6O6S22− |
Mr | 660.56 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.3910 (19), 9.4943 (19), 9.976 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 109.32 (3), 96.86 (3), 119.59 (3) |
V (Å3) | 685.2 (5) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.29 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.36 × 0.32 × 0.28 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku Mercury2 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.903, 0.921 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7215, 3136, 2361 |
Rint | 0.042 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.053, 0.132, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 3136 |
No. of parameters | 227 |
No. of restraints | 36 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.42 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H3···O1 | 0.86 | 1.81 | 2.661 (3) | 172 |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.86 | 1.84 | 2.650 (3) | 155 |
C12—H12···O3ii | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.440 (3) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
The author thanks an anonymous advisor from the Ordered Matter Science Research Centre, Southeast University, for great help in the revision of this paper.
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Recently much attention has been devoted to crystals containing organic ions and inorganic ions due to the possibility of tuning their special structural features and their potential ferroelectrics properties (Fu et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2010.). In our laboratory, the title compound has been synthesized and its crystal structure is herein reported.
(C8H6F3N2)+.0.5(C10H6O6S2)2- has an asymmetric unit that consists of one 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazol cation and a half 1,5-naphthalene disulphate anion linked by a N—H···O hydrogen bond (Fig 1). The atoms of the benzimidazole ring (including H atoms) are nearly coplanar (r.m.s. deviation of the fitted atoms = 0.0085 Å) and the triflouromethyl group which is disordered lies out of this plane. In the crystal structure, the 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazole cations are linked the adjacent 1,5-naphthalene disulphate anions by the N1—H1A···O2 and N2—H2a···O1(-1+x,y,z) to form R44(26) rings Bernstein et al. (1995). These rings are linked to form a ladder structure which runs parallel to the a axis. Adjacent ladders are linked by a weak C12—H12···O3(2-x,1-y,1-z) interaction to form sheets which lie parallel to the ac plane. The supramolecular structure is further reinforced by a π···π interaction involving the phenyl ring of the benzimidazole cations at (x,y,z) and (1-x,1-y,y,1-z). The centroid to centroid distance is 3.758 (2)Å, the ring perpendicular distance is 3.5120 (14)Å and the offset is 1.336Å.