organic compounds
1-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl]ethanone monohydrate
aSchool of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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In the 11H10N2O·H2O, the solvent water molecule links the organic molecules through O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains that run diagonally across the bc face. These chains are connected to adjacent chains through weak C—H⋯O interactions, resulting in hydrogen-bonded sheets extending along the b and c axes. The sheets are connected along the a axis through π–π interactions, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.7571 (9) and 3.7231 (9) Å.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Corberán & Peris (2008). For the structure of imidazole analogues with bonds to the phenyl group via carbon, see: Gayathri et al. (2010). For the structure of imidazole analogues N-bonded to a phenyl group, see: Zheng et al. (2011). For structures of other related compounds, see: Ishihara et al. (1992).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029157/fj2569sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029157/fj2569Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029157/fj2569Isup3.cml
The compound was synthesized by the modification of the method of Corberán et al. (2008). A 150 ml round bottom flask containing imidazole (0.01 mol, 0.68 g, Fluka AG) with KOH (0.015 mol, 0.84 g, Merck) was stirred at room temperature in DMSO (30 ml, Merck) for 2 h. Thereafter, para-choloroacetophenone (0.01 mol, 1.34 ml, Aldrich) was added dropwise, and then refluxed at 100 °C for 24 h. The reaction mixture was then allowed to cool down to room temperature, washed and diluted with chilled distilled water till it became neutral. Addition of distilled water to the contents of the reaction flask gave a muddy emulsion which took 24 h to partition when extracted with chloroform (6x10 ml). The resulting organic components were dried in anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo yielding crude dark brown oily liquid (1.694 g). Thin layer
of the crude product showed that it contained the expected product (Rf value 0.45 in ethyl acetate:methanol 4:6 solvent system) contaminated with unreacted imidazole and para-chloroacetophenone. of the crude product using hexane:chlorofom solvent system afforded the title compound as block-shaped light green crystals (0.987 g, 48.4% yield), m.p. = 119–122 °C. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 8.09(d), 7.95(s), 7.51(d), 7.35(s), 7.25(s), and 1.62(s). 13C NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 196.5 (carbonyl CO), 140.8, 135.8, 135.4, 131.2, 130.4, 120.7, 117.7, 26.61(CH3). IR (ATR, cm-1): 1665(C=O), 1606(C=N), 1530(N—C), 956(C=C), 2222(C—H), 814(para substituted benzene), 3202 (water of crystallization absorbance band).Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C—H = 0.96 Å for Me H atoms and 0.93 Å for aromatic H atoms; Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) (1.5 for Me groups)] and were included in the
in the riding model approximation. The O—H H-atom was located in a difference map and freely refined with O—H = 0.87 – 0.91 Å (Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O).The title compound is an intermediate product in the synthetic route to an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) chelating ligand bearing a pyridine backbone. The anhydrous form of the compound is available in chemical book database with CAS No. 10041–06-2. Neither structure of the hydrated nor the anhydrous forms of the title compound have been reported. Our synthetic route and the synthons used are different from those reported in the synthesis of the anhydrous form of the title compound.
of the title compound obtained in pure form from using hexane:chloroform (6:4) solvent system was assigned by NMR and IR spectroscopy. Monohydrate block crystals of (I) were recrystallized from the same solvent system. The imidazole N(2) – phenyl carbon bond [C(9)—N(2)] is 1.3107 (16) Å. The one molecule of water binds as water of crystallization to the organic molecule, and is a constituent of the cell. Molecules of (I) are stabilized through an extensive chain of hydrogen bonded network involving neighbouring methoxy (O—H···O) and imidazolium (N—H···O) moieties linked by the water of crystallization. Imidazole analogues of (I) with bonds to the phenyl group via carbon have been reported by Gayathri et al. (2010); while Zheng et al. (2011) have reported imidazole bonded to a phenyl group via nitrogen. Other related compounds have been reported by Ishihara et al. (1992).For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Corberán & Peris (2008). For the structure of imidazole analogues with bonds to the phenyl group via carbon, see: Gayathri et al. (2010). For the structure of imidazole analogues N-bonded to a phenyl group, see: Zheng et al. (2011). For structures of other related compounds, see: Ishihara et al. (1992).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. ORTEP diagram of compound (I). Thermal ellipsoids are represented at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. Packing diagram showing the O—H···O and N—H···O hydrogen bonds. |
C11H10N2O·H2O | Z = 2 |
Mr = 204.23 | F(000) = 216 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.354 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.7599 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 7553 reflections |
b = 8.0885 (8) Å | θ = 2.2–25.0° |
c = 9.7168 (9) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
α = 90.350 (3)° | T = 173 K |
β = 106.731 (3)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 99.486 (3)° | 0.58 × 0.39 × 0.14 mm |
V = 501.03 (8) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 1568 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −7→8 |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.987 | k = −9→9 |
6609 measured reflections | l = −11→11 |
1711 independent reflections |
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)] = 0.036 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.052P)2 + 0.1639P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1711 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
153 parameters | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
C11H10N2O·H2O | γ = 99.486 (3)° |
Mr = 204.23 | V = 501.03 (8) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 6.7599 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.0885 (8) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 9.7168 (9) Å | T = 173 K |
α = 90.350 (3)° | 0.58 × 0.39 × 0.14 mm |
β = 106.731 (3)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 1711 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 1568 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.987 | Rint = 0.025 |
6609 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
1711 reflections | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
153 parameters |
Experimental. Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C—H = 0.96 Å for Me H atoms and 0.93 Å for aromatic H atoms; Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) (1.5 for Me groups)] and were included in the refinement in the riding model approximation. The O—H H-atom was located in a difference map and freely refined with O—H = 0.87 – 0.91 Å (Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O). |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. The following ALERTS were generated. Each ALERT has the format test-name_ALERT_alert-type_alert-level. Alert level C PLAT029_ALERT_3_C _diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full Low ······. 0.971 PLAT911_ALERT_3_C Missing # FCF Refl Between THmin & STh/L= 0.594 51 PLAT154_ALERT_1_G The su's on the Cell Angles are Equal ······.0.00300 Deg. PLAT764_ALERT_4_G Overcomplete CIF Bond List Detected (Rep/Expd) 1.20 Ratio PLAT790_ALERT_4_G Centre of Gravity not Within Unit Cell: Resd. #2 H2 O PLAT909_ALERT_3_G Percentage of Observed Data at Theta(Max) still 84 Perc. NOTED: |
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 > σ(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 | ||
C1 | 0.3585 (2) | 0.18679 (16) | 0.96056 (14) | 0.0245 (3) | |
H1A | 0.3397 | 0.0859 | 1.0103 | 0.037* | |
H1B | 0.2732 | 0.2621 | 0.9808 | 0.037* | |
H1C | 0.5033 | 0.2395 | 0.9923 | 0.037* | |
C2 | 0.29495 (19) | 0.14436 (15) | 0.80160 (14) | 0.0195 (3) | |
C3 | 0.28326 (18) | 0.28277 (15) | 0.70069 (13) | 0.0174 (3) | |
C4 | 0.21354 (19) | 0.24258 (15) | 0.55292 (14) | 0.0184 (3) | |
H4 | 0.1746 | 0.1304 | 0.5199 | 0.022* | |
C5 | 0.20107 (19) | 0.36543 (15) | 0.45475 (13) | 0.0182 (3) | |
H5 | 0.1554 | 0.3361 | 0.3566 | 0.022* | |
C6 | 0.25730 (17) | 0.53395 (14) | 0.50336 (13) | 0.0160 (3) | |
C7 | 0.32455 (19) | 0.57689 (15) | 0.65011 (14) | 0.0204 (3) | |
H7 | 0.3611 | 0.6892 | 0.6829 | 0.024* | |
C8 | 0.3369 (2) | 0.45188 (16) | 0.74724 (14) | 0.0208 (3) | |
H8 | 0.3818 | 0.4813 | 0.8454 | 0.025* | |
C9 | 0.17884 (19) | 0.63657 (15) | 0.25569 (14) | 0.0195 (3) | |
C10 | 0.24881 (19) | 0.90217 (15) | 0.30220 (14) | 0.0206 (3) | |
C11 | 0.28704 (19) | 0.83293 (15) | 0.43105 (14) | 0.0197 (3) | |
H11 | 0.3339 | 0.8894 | 0.5213 | 0.024* | |
N1 | 0.24241 (15) | 0.66069 (12) | 0.40191 (11) | 0.0165 (3) | |
N2 | 0.18116 (16) | 0.77885 (13) | 0.19181 (11) | 0.0210 (3) | |
O1 | 0.25470 (14) | −0.00186 (10) | 0.75446 (10) | 0.0248 (3) | |
O1S | 0.04729 (17) | 0.73832 (13) | −0.11171 (11) | 0.0353 (3) | |
H1D | 0.115 (3) | 0.820 (3) | −0.147 (2) | 0.053 (5)* | |
H1E | 0.093 (3) | 0.762 (2) | −0.015 (2) | 0.047 (5)* | |
H9 | 0.137 (2) | 0.5281 (19) | 0.2087 (16) | 0.024 (4)* | |
H10 | 0.262 (2) | 1.0191 (17) | 0.2805 (14) | 0.017 (3)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0292 (7) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0227 (7) | 0.0052 (5) | 0.0064 (6) | 0.0051 (5) |
C2 | 0.0160 (6) | 0.0193 (6) | 0.0237 (7) | 0.0030 (5) | 0.0067 (5) | 0.0031 (5) |
C3 | 0.0146 (6) | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0032 (5) | 0.0061 (5) | 0.0020 (5) |
C4 | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0135 (6) | 0.0233 (7) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0058 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
C5 | 0.0186 (6) | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0169 (6) | 0.0027 (5) | 0.0039 (5) | −0.0004 (5) |
C6 | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0169 (6) | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0025 (5) | 0.0054 (5) | 0.0029 (5) |
C7 | 0.0229 (6) | 0.0132 (6) | 0.0233 (7) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0053 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
C8 | 0.0233 (7) | 0.0206 (6) | 0.0163 (6) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0036 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
C9 | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0057 (5) | 0.0006 (5) |
C10 | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0152 (6) | 0.0246 (7) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0069 (5) | 0.0032 (5) |
C11 | 0.0202 (6) | 0.0145 (6) | 0.0224 (7) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
N1 | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0138 (5) | 0.0187 (6) | 0.0014 (4) | 0.0047 (4) | 0.0015 (4) |
N2 | 0.0228 (6) | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0207 (6) | 0.0016 (4) | 0.0063 (4) | 0.0031 (4) |
O1 | 0.0330 (5) | 0.0163 (5) | 0.0251 (5) | 0.0027 (4) | 0.0094 (4) | 0.0030 (4) |
O1S | 0.0489 (7) | 0.0281 (5) | 0.0209 (6) | −0.0152 (5) | 0.0102 (5) | −0.0023 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.5003 (18) | C7—H7 | 0.93 |
C1—H1A | 0.96 | C8—H8 | 0.93 |
C1—H1B | 0.96 | C9—N2 | 1.3109 (16) |
C1—H1C | 0.96 | C9—N2 | 1.3109 (16) |
C2—O1 | 1.2240 (15) | C9—N1 | 1.3634 (17) |
C2—C3 | 1.4896 (17) | C9—H9 | 0.948 (15) |
C3—C8 | 1.3935 (17) | C10—C11 | 1.3483 (19) |
C3—C4 | 1.3941 (18) | C10—N2 | 1.3816 (17) |
C4—C5 | 1.3775 (17) | C10—N2 | 1.3816 (17) |
C4—H4 | 0.93 | C10—H10 | 0.966 (14) |
C5—C6 | 1.3941 (17) | C11—N1 | 1.3855 (15) |
C5—H5 | 0.93 | C11—H11 | 0.93 |
C6—C7 | 1.3890 (18) | O1S—H1D | 0.87 (2) |
C6—N1 | 1.4220 (15) | O1S—H1E | 0.91 (2) |
C7—C8 | 1.3835 (18) | ||
C2—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C6—C7—H7 | 120.1 |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C7—C8—C3 | 121.20 (12) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C7—C8—H8 | 119.4 |
C2—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C3—C8—H8 | 119.4 |
H1A—C1—H1C | 109.5 | N2—C9—N1 | 112.07 (11) |
H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 | N2—C9—N1 | 112.07 (11) |
O1—C2—C3 | 119.93 (11) | N2—C9—H9 | 125.6 (9) |
O1—C2—C1 | 120.84 (11) | N2—C9—H9 | 125.6 (9) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.23 (11) | N1—C9—H9 | 122.3 (9) |
C8—C3—C4 | 118.11 (11) | C11—C10—N2 | 110.55 (11) |
C8—C3—C2 | 122.91 (11) | C11—C10—N2 | 110.55 (11) |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.98 (11) | C11—C10—H10 | 129.4 (8) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.44 (11) | N2—C10—H10 | 120.0 (8) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.3 | N2—C10—H10 | 120.0 (8) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.3 | C10—C11—N1 | 106.12 (11) |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.63 (11) | C10—C11—H11 | 126.9 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.2 | N1—C11—H11 | 126.9 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.2 | C9—N1—C11 | 106.12 (10) |
C7—C6—C5 | 119.90 (11) | C9—N1—C6 | 126.67 (10) |
C7—C6—N1 | 120.52 (11) | C11—N1—C6 | 127.20 (10) |
C5—C6—N1 | 119.58 (11) | C9—N2—C10 | 105.14 (10) |
C8—C7—C6 | 119.72 (11) | H1D—O1S—H1E | 104.5 (17) |
C8—C7—H7 | 120.1 | ||
O1—C2—C3—C8 | −176.76 (11) | N2—C9—N1—C11 | 0.29 (14) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | 2.59 (18) | N2—C9—N1—C11 | 0.29 (14) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | 3.98 (18) | N2—C9—N1—C6 | 179.67 (10) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −176.67 (11) | N2—C9—N1—C6 | 179.67 (10) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | 1.18 (18) | C10—C11—N1—C9 | −0.15 (13) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −179.52 (10) | C10—C11—N1—C6 | −179.53 (11) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.60 (18) | C7—C6—N1—C9 | −179.88 (11) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.27 (18) | C5—C6—N1—C9 | −0.77 (18) |
C4—C5—C6—N1 | −179.39 (10) | C7—C6—N1—C11 | −0.63 (18) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.51 (18) | C5—C6—N1—C11 | 178.48 (11) |
N1—C6—C7—C8 | 179.62 (11) | N1—C9—N2—N2 | 0.0 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | 0.10 (19) | N2—C9—N2—C10 | 0E1 (10) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | −0.93 (19) | N1—C9—N2—C10 | −0.30 (14) |
C2—C3—C8—C7 | 179.80 (11) | C11—C10—N2—N2 | 0.00 (19) |
N2—C10—C11—N1 | −0.02 (14) | C11—C10—N2—C9 | 0.20 (14) |
N2—C10—C11—N1 | −0.02 (14) | N2—C10—N2—C9 | 0E1 (8) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1S—H1D···O1i | 0.87 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.8610 (14) | 174.6 (19) |
O1S—H1E···N2 | 0.91 (2) | 1.92 (2) | 2.8246 (15) | 172.1 (16) |
C5—H5···O1Sii | 0.93 | 2.39 | 3.3034 (16) | 166 |
C9—H9···O1Sii | 0.948 (15) | 2.345 (15) | 3.2677 (16) | 164.5 (12) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z−1; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C11H10N2O·H2O |
Mr | 204.23 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.7599 (6), 8.0885 (8), 9.7168 (9) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90.350 (3), 106.731 (3), 99.486 (3) |
V (Å3) | 501.03 (8) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.58 × 0.39 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.947, 0.987 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6609, 1711, 1568 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.594 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.036, 0.098, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 1711 |
No. of parameters | 153 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.15, −0.34 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2008), SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1S—H1D···O1i | 0.87 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.8610 (14) | 174.6 (19) |
O1S—H1E···N2 | 0.91 (2) | 1.92 (2) | 2.8246 (15) | 172.1 (16) |
C5—H5···O1Sii | 0.93 | 2.39 | 3.3034 (16) | 166 |
C9—H9···O1Sii | 0.948 (15) | 2.345 (15) | 3.2677 (16) | 164.5 (12) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z−1; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the NRF and the University of KwaZulu-Natal for financial support.
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The title compound is an intermediate product in the synthetic route to an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) chelating ligand bearing a pyridine backbone. The anhydrous form of the compound is available in chemical book database with CAS No. 10041–06-2. Neither structure of the hydrated nor the anhydrous forms of the title compound have been reported. Our synthetic route and the synthons used are different from those reported in the synthesis of the anhydrous form of the title compound. Absolute configuration of the title compound obtained in pure form from column chromatography using hexane:chloroform (6:4) solvent system was assigned by NMR and IR spectroscopy. Monohydrate block crystals of (I) were recrystallized from the same solvent system. The imidazole N(2) – phenyl carbon bond [C(9)—N(2)] is 1.3107 (16) Å. The one molecule of water binds as water of crystallization to the organic molecule, and is a constituent of the asymmetric unit cell. Molecules of (I) are stabilized through an extensive chain of hydrogen bonded network involving neighbouring methoxy (O—H···O) and imidazolium (N—H···O) moieties linked by the water of crystallization. Imidazole analogues of (I) with bonds to the phenyl group via carbon have been reported by Gayathri et al. (2010); while Zheng et al. (2011) have reported imidazole bonded to a phenyl group via nitrogen. Other related compounds have been reported by Ishihara et al. (1992).