organic compounds
2-(1-Phenyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenol
aPostgraduate Research Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur 613 005, Tamilnadu, India, bDepartment of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, Tamilnadu, India, cDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA, and dDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
*Correspondence e-mail: thiruvalluvar.a@gmail.com
In the title molecule, C19H14N2O, the benzimidazole unit is close to being planar [maximum deviation = 0.0253 (11) Å] and forms dihedral angles of 68.98 (6) and 20.38 (7)° with the adjacent phenyl and benzene rings; the dihedral angle between the latter two planes is 64.30 (7)°. An intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯N and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and consolidated into a three-dimensional architecture by π–π stacking interactions, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.8428 (12) Å.
Related literature
For the range of pharmacological activities and toxicological properties of benzimidazole derivatives, see: Spasov et al. (1999). For closely related crystal structures, see: Jayamoorthy et al. (2012); Rosepriya et al. (2012). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS86 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812049859/tk5179sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812049859/tk5179Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812049859/tk5179Isup3.cdx
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812049859/tk5179Isup4.cml
To N-phenyl-o-phenylenediamine (3.128 g, 17 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml), 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.8 ml, 17 mmol) and ammonium acetate (4 g) were added over about 1 h while maintaining the temperature at 353 K. The reaction mixture was refluxed for the appropriate time and the completion of reaction was monitored by TLC. The reaction mixture extracted with dichloromethane. The solid that separated was purified by
using petroleum ether (60–80 °C) as the Yield: 2.43 g (50%). The title compound was dissolved in petroleum ether and chloroform (9:1) mixture and allowed to slow evaporate for two days to obtain crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction studies.The O-bound H atom was located in a difference Fourier map and refined freely; O26—H26 = 0.97 (3) Å. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.95 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Spasov et al. (1999) have reviewed the wide range of pharmacological activities and toxicological properties of benzimidazole derivatives. Since our research group is working in organic light emitting devices, we are interested to use the title compound as ligand for synthesizing IrIII complexes. Further, we are interested to use the title compound as a ligand to study
intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes. Jayamoorthy et al. (2012) and Rosepriya et al. (2012) have reported closely related crystal structures of benzimidazole derivatives.In the title molecule, C19H14N2O (Fig. 1), the benzimidazole unit is almost planar [maximum deviation = 0.0253 (11) Å for C2]. The dihedral angles between the planes of the benzimidazole and the phenyl ring at N1 and the benzene ring at C2 are 68.98 (6) and 20.38 (7)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the planes of the adjacent phenyl and benzene rings is 64.30 (7)°. The π—π stacking interactions between symmetry-related imidazole and benzene rings [Cg1—Cg4iii = Cg4—Cg1iii = 3.8428 (12) Å, symmetry code (iii): 2 - x, - y, - z where Cg1 is the centroid of the imidazole ring (N1/C2/N3/C9/C8) and Cg4 is the centroid of the benzene ring defined by atoms C21—C26, respectively] (Fig. 3) are noted.
is stabilized by an intramolecular O26—H26···N3 hydrogen bond, which generates an S(6) ring motif (Bernstein et al., 1995). In the crystal (Fig. 2), molecules are linked by C14—H14···N3 and C16—H16···O26 hydrogen bonds (Table 1). Further,For the range of pharmacological activities and toxicological properties of benzimidazole derivatives, see: Spasov et al. (1999). For closely related crystal structures, see: Jayamoorthy et al. (2012); Rosepriya et al. (2012). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS86 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009).C19H14N2O | Z = 2 |
Mr = 286.32 | F(000) = 300 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.316 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Melting point: 387 K |
a = 8.1941 (6) Å | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
b = 9.5983 (14) Å | Cell parameters from 772 reflections |
c = 10.3193 (18) Å | θ = 4.8–75.4° |
α = 64.637 (16)° | µ = 0.66 mm−1 |
β = 80.356 (10)° | T = 123 K |
γ = 83.610 (9)° | Block, colourless |
V = 722.3 (2) Å3 | 0.76 × 0.46 × 0.32 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 2826 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Cu) X-ray Source | 2420 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.076 |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 75.8°, θmin = 5.5° |
ω scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012), using a multi-faceted crystal model (Clark & Reid, 1995)] | k = −9→12 |
Tmin = 0.731, Tmax = 0.811 | l = −12→12 |
4335 measured 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)] = 0.059 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.171 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1182P)2 + 0.1646P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2826 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
203 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
C19H14N2O | γ = 83.610 (9)° |
Mr = 286.32 | V = 722.3 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.1941 (6) Å | Cu Kα radiation |
b = 9.5983 (14) Å | µ = 0.66 mm−1 |
c = 10.3193 (18) Å | T = 123 K |
α = 64.637 (16)° | 0.76 × 0.46 × 0.32 mm |
β = 80.356 (10)° |
Agilent Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 2826 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012), using a multi-faceted crystal model (Clark & Reid, 1995)] | 2420 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.731, Tmax = 0.811 | Rint = 0.076 |
4335 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.059 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.171 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
2826 reflections | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
203 parameters |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
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 > 2σ(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 | ||
O26 | 0.61570 (15) | −0.11111 (15) | −0.08352 (15) | 0.0336 (4) | |
N1 | 0.78361 (16) | 0.03924 (16) | 0.19436 (15) | 0.0249 (4) | |
N3 | 0.70983 (17) | −0.15812 (16) | 0.15919 (16) | 0.0262 (4) | |
C2 | 0.75812 (18) | −0.01378 (18) | 0.09515 (18) | 0.0238 (4) | |
C4 | 0.6537 (2) | −0.3401 (2) | 0.4242 (2) | 0.0331 (5) | |
C5 | 0.6508 (2) | −0.3488 (2) | 0.5613 (2) | 0.0384 (5) | |
C6 | 0.6940 (3) | −0.2238 (2) | 0.5834 (2) | 0.0386 (6) | |
C7 | 0.7442 (2) | −0.0876 (2) | 0.4680 (2) | 0.0340 (5) | |
C8 | 0.7465 (2) | −0.07982 (18) | 0.33084 (19) | 0.0272 (5) | |
C9 | 0.70108 (19) | −0.20226 (19) | 0.30605 (19) | 0.0269 (5) | |
C11 | 0.8035 (2) | 0.19445 (18) | 0.17495 (18) | 0.0250 (5) | |
C12 | 0.9424 (2) | 0.2276 (2) | 0.2142 (2) | 0.0301 (5) | |
C13 | 0.9554 (2) | 0.3752 (2) | 0.2042 (2) | 0.0344 (5) | |
C14 | 0.8320 (2) | 0.4876 (2) | 0.1542 (2) | 0.0331 (5) | |
C15 | 0.6936 (2) | 0.4524 (2) | 0.1156 (2) | 0.0345 (5) | |
C16 | 0.6775 (2) | 0.30484 (19) | 0.1263 (2) | 0.0306 (5) | |
C21 | 0.77729 (18) | 0.07290 (18) | −0.06192 (18) | 0.0245 (5) | |
C22 | 0.8703 (2) | 0.2056 (2) | −0.13605 (19) | 0.0286 (5) | |
C23 | 0.8821 (2) | 0.2863 (2) | −0.2849 (2) | 0.0343 (5) | |
C24 | 0.7977 (2) | 0.2376 (2) | −0.3632 (2) | 0.0359 (5) | |
C25 | 0.7070 (2) | 0.1065 (2) | −0.2933 (2) | 0.0330 (5) | |
C26 | 0.69972 (19) | 0.0214 (2) | −0.14465 (19) | 0.0272 (5) | |
H4 | 0.62439 | −0.42523 | 0.41012 | 0.0397* | |
H5 | 0.61885 | −0.44136 | 0.64270 | 0.0460* | |
H6 | 0.68856 | −0.23287 | 0.67934 | 0.0463* | |
H7 | 0.77567 | −0.00349 | 0.48246 | 0.0408* | |
H12 | 1.02792 | 0.15069 | 0.24756 | 0.0361* | |
H13 | 1.04993 | 0.39890 | 0.23189 | 0.0413* | |
H14 | 0.84218 | 0.58863 | 0.14649 | 0.0397* | |
H15 | 0.60863 | 0.52966 | 0.08129 | 0.0414* | |
H16 | 0.58178 | 0.28037 | 0.10080 | 0.0367* | |
H22 | 0.92633 | 0.24072 | −0.08287 | 0.0343* | |
H23 | 0.94752 | 0.37448 | −0.33327 | 0.0411* | |
H24 | 0.80249 | 0.29466 | −0.46494 | 0.0431* | |
H25 | 0.64902 | 0.07421 | −0.34740 | 0.0395* | |
H26 | 0.629 (4) | −0.158 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.057 (7)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O26 | 0.0296 (6) | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0436 (8) | −0.0070 (5) | −0.0042 (5) | −0.0208 (6) |
N1 | 0.0230 (7) | 0.0213 (7) | 0.0301 (7) | −0.0004 (5) | −0.0039 (5) | −0.0105 (6) |
N3 | 0.0218 (6) | 0.0218 (7) | 0.0342 (8) | −0.0001 (5) | −0.0030 (5) | −0.0113 (6) |
C2 | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0225 (7) | 0.0316 (8) | 0.0013 (5) | −0.0026 (6) | −0.0123 (6) |
C4 | 0.0269 (8) | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0422 (10) | −0.0008 (6) | −0.0021 (7) | −0.0078 (7) |
C5 | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0295 (9) | 0.0374 (10) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0001 (8) | −0.0032 (8) |
C6 | 0.0390 (10) | 0.0397 (10) | 0.0310 (9) | 0.0025 (8) | −0.0034 (8) | −0.0106 (8) |
C7 | 0.0360 (9) | 0.0297 (9) | 0.0360 (9) | 0.0011 (7) | −0.0065 (7) | −0.0135 (8) |
C8 | 0.0222 (7) | 0.0231 (8) | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0006 (6) | −0.0020 (6) | −0.0103 (7) |
C9 | 0.0209 (7) | 0.0236 (8) | 0.0342 (9) | 0.0019 (6) | −0.0034 (6) | −0.0111 (7) |
C11 | 0.0252 (8) | 0.0201 (8) | 0.0287 (8) | −0.0022 (6) | −0.0007 (6) | −0.0100 (6) |
C12 | 0.0244 (8) | 0.0262 (8) | 0.0401 (10) | 0.0016 (6) | −0.0068 (7) | −0.0140 (7) |
C13 | 0.0265 (8) | 0.0341 (10) | 0.0474 (10) | −0.0045 (7) | −0.0055 (7) | −0.0206 (8) |
C14 | 0.0331 (9) | 0.0237 (8) | 0.0422 (10) | −0.0041 (7) | 0.0008 (7) | −0.0149 (7) |
C15 | 0.0289 (9) | 0.0243 (8) | 0.0481 (11) | 0.0034 (6) | −0.0053 (7) | −0.0141 (8) |
C16 | 0.0234 (8) | 0.0251 (8) | 0.0433 (10) | −0.0007 (6) | −0.0068 (7) | −0.0135 (7) |
C21 | 0.0170 (7) | 0.0243 (8) | 0.0322 (9) | 0.0023 (6) | −0.0018 (6) | −0.0130 (7) |
C22 | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0293 (9) | 0.0347 (9) | −0.0009 (6) | −0.0013 (6) | −0.0134 (7) |
C23 | 0.0285 (9) | 0.0318 (9) | 0.0357 (10) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0019 (7) | −0.0100 (8) |
C24 | 0.0316 (9) | 0.0406 (10) | 0.0300 (9) | 0.0077 (7) | −0.0027 (7) | −0.0122 (8) |
C25 | 0.0259 (8) | 0.0399 (10) | 0.0368 (10) | 0.0059 (7) | −0.0054 (7) | −0.0208 (8) |
C26 | 0.0189 (7) | 0.0295 (8) | 0.0352 (9) | 0.0029 (6) | −0.0018 (6) | −0.0170 (7) |
O26—C26 | 1.361 (2) | C21—C26 | 1.411 (3) |
O26—H26 | 0.97 (3) | C21—C22 | 1.405 (3) |
N1—C2 | 1.376 (2) | C22—C23 | 1.384 (3) |
N1—C8 | 1.392 (2) | C23—C24 | 1.390 (3) |
N1—C11 | 1.440 (2) | C24—C25 | 1.381 (3) |
N3—C9 | 1.379 (2) | C25—C26 | 1.389 (3) |
N3—C2 | 1.328 (2) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
C2—C21 | 1.460 (2) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
C4—C9 | 1.401 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.377 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.405 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C6—C7 | 1.385 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.382 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C8—C9 | 1.404 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C11—C12 | 1.381 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C11—C16 | 1.384 (3) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C12—C13 | 1.391 (3) | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
C13—C14 | 1.381 (3) | C24—H24 | 0.9500 |
C14—C15 | 1.382 (2) | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
C15—C16 | 1.392 (3) | ||
C26—O26—H26 | 106.6 (19) | C23—C24—C25 | 120.11 (17) |
C2—N1—C8 | 106.88 (15) | C24—C25—C26 | 120.62 (17) |
C8—N1—C11 | 121.93 (15) | O26—C26—C25 | 117.70 (16) |
C2—N1—C11 | 129.56 (15) | C21—C26—C25 | 120.26 (17) |
C2—N3—C9 | 106.46 (15) | O26—C26—C21 | 122.04 (16) |
N1—C2—C21 | 126.44 (16) | C5—C4—H4 | 121.00 |
N3—C2—C21 | 121.90 (16) | C9—C4—H4 | 121.00 |
N1—C2—N3 | 111.66 (15) | C4—C5—H5 | 119.00 |
C5—C4—C9 | 118.13 (18) | C6—C5—H5 | 119.00 |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.46 (18) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.00 |
C5—C6—C7 | 121.27 (18) | C7—C6—H6 | 119.00 |
C6—C7—C8 | 116.87 (18) | C6—C7—H7 | 122.00 |
N1—C8—C7 | 131.52 (18) | C8—C7—H7 | 122.00 |
N1—C8—C9 | 105.57 (15) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.00 |
C7—C8—C9 | 122.88 (17) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.00 |
N3—C9—C8 | 109.43 (16) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.00 |
C4—C9—C8 | 119.38 (17) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.00 |
N3—C9—C4 | 131.18 (18) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.00 |
N1—C11—C16 | 119.08 (15) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.00 |
C12—C11—C16 | 121.35 (18) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.00 |
N1—C11—C12 | 119.43 (16) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.00 |
C11—C12—C13 | 119.07 (17) | C11—C16—H16 | 121.00 |
C12—C13—C14 | 120.50 (17) | C15—C16—H16 | 121.00 |
C13—C14—C15 | 119.69 (19) | C21—C22—H22 | 119.00 |
C14—C15—C16 | 120.66 (17) | C23—C22—H22 | 119.00 |
C11—C16—C15 | 118.73 (16) | C22—C23—H23 | 120.00 |
C2—C21—C26 | 118.85 (16) | C24—C23—H23 | 120.00 |
C22—C21—C26 | 117.79 (16) | C23—C24—H24 | 120.00 |
C2—C21—C22 | 123.35 (16) | C25—C24—H24 | 120.00 |
C21—C22—C23 | 121.43 (17) | C24—C25—H25 | 120.00 |
C22—C23—C24 | 119.65 (18) | C26—C25—H25 | 120.00 |
C8—N1—C2—N3 | −0.83 (19) | C6—C7—C8—N1 | 177.26 (19) |
C8—N1—C2—C21 | 178.31 (15) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.1 (3) |
C11—N1—C2—N3 | −166.19 (16) | N1—C8—C9—N3 | −0.26 (19) |
C11—N1—C2—C21 | 13.0 (3) | N1—C8—C9—C4 | −179.06 (15) |
C2—N1—C8—C7 | −177.06 (18) | C7—C8—C9—N3 | 177.69 (16) |
C2—N1—C8—C9 | 0.64 (18) | C7—C8—C9—C4 | −1.1 (3) |
C11—N1—C8—C7 | −10.3 (3) | N1—C11—C12—C13 | −175.74 (16) |
C11—N1—C8—C9 | 167.36 (15) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | −0.1 (3) |
C2—N1—C11—C12 | −124.86 (19) | N1—C11—C16—C15 | 176.42 (16) |
C2—N1—C11—C16 | 59.4 (2) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 0.8 (3) |
C8—N1—C11—C12 | 71.7 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.7 (3) |
C8—N1—C11—C16 | −104.04 (19) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.8 (3) |
C9—N3—C2—N1 | 0.66 (19) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.2 (3) |
C9—N3—C2—C21 | −178.53 (15) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −0.6 (3) |
C2—N3—C9—C4 | 178.37 (18) | C2—C21—C22—C23 | −178.51 (17) |
C2—N3—C9—C8 | −0.23 (19) | C26—C21—C22—C23 | 1.8 (3) |
N1—C2—C21—C22 | 19.6 (3) | C2—C21—C26—O26 | −3.8 (3) |
N1—C2—C21—C26 | −160.78 (16) | C2—C21—C26—C25 | 176.02 (16) |
N3—C2—C21—C22 | −161.38 (17) | C22—C21—C26—O26 | 175.86 (16) |
N3—C2—C21—C26 | 18.3 (2) | C22—C21—C26—C25 | −4.3 (3) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −0.1 (3) | C21—C22—C23—C24 | 1.4 (3) |
C5—C4—C9—N3 | −177.34 (17) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | −2.1 (3) |
C5—C4—C9—C8 | 1.2 (3) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | −0.4 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −1.2 (3) | C24—C25—C26—O26 | −176.50 (17) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 1.2 (3) | C24—C25—C26—C21 | 3.7 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O26—H26···N3 | 0.97 (3) | 1.70 (3) | 2.583 (2) | 150 (3) |
C14—H14···N3i | 0.95 | 2.60 | 3.456 (3) | 151 |
C16—H16···O26ii | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.388 (2) | 157 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H14N2O |
Mr | 286.32 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 123 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.1941 (6), 9.5983 (14), 10.3193 (18) |
α, β, γ (°) | 64.637 (16), 80.356 (10), 83.610 (9) |
V (Å3) | 722.3 (2) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.66 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.76 × 0.46 × 0.32 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent Xcalibur Ruby Gemini |
Absorption correction | Analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012), using a multi-faceted crystal model (Clark & Reid, 1995)] |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.731, 0.811 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4335, 2826, 2420 |
Rint | 0.076 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.629 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.059, 0.171, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2826 |
No. of parameters | 203 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.31 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012), SHELXS86 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O26—H26···N3 | 0.97 (3) | 1.70 (3) | 2.583 (2) | 150 (3) |
C14—H14···N3i | 0.95 | 2.60 | 3.456 (3) | 151 |
C16—H16···O26ii | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.388 (2) | 157 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
Acknowledgements
KJ thanks the DST (No. SRS1IC-73/2010) for a fellowship. JJ thanks the DST (No. SRSIC-73/2010), the UGC [F. No. 36–21/2008 (SR)] and the DRDO (NRB-213/MAT/10–11) for providing funds for this research. RJB acknowledges the NSF–MRI program (grant No. CHE-0619278) for funds to purchase an X-ray diffractometer.
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Spasov et al. (1999) have reviewed the wide range of pharmacological activities and toxicological properties of benzimidazole derivatives. Since our research group is working in organic light emitting devices, we are interested to use the title compound as ligand for synthesizing IrIII complexes. Further, we are interested to use the title compound as a ligand to study excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes. Jayamoorthy et al. (2012) and Rosepriya et al. (2012) have reported closely related crystal structures of benzimidazole derivatives.
In the title molecule, C19H14N2O (Fig. 1), the benzimidazole unit is almost planar [maximum deviation = 0.0253 (11) Å for C2]. The dihedral angles between the planes of the benzimidazole and the phenyl ring at N1 and the benzene ring at C2 are 68.98 (6) and 20.38 (7)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the planes of the adjacent phenyl and benzene rings is 64.30 (7)°. The molecular conformation is stabilized by an intramolecular O26—H26···N3 hydrogen bond, which generates an S(6) ring motif (Bernstein et al., 1995). In the crystal (Fig. 2), molecules are linked by C14—H14···N3 and C16—H16···O26 hydrogen bonds (Table 1). Further, π—π stacking interactions between symmetry-related imidazole and benzene rings [Cg1—Cg4iii = Cg4—Cg1iii = 3.8428 (12) Å, symmetry code (iii): 2 - x, - y, - z where Cg1 is the centroid of the imidazole ring (N1/C2/N3/C9/C8) and Cg4 is the centroid of the benzene ring defined by atoms C21—C26, respectively] (Fig. 3) are noted.