organic compounds
1-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-4,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole
aDepartment of Physics, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli 620 002, India, and bDepartment of Chemistry, S.K.P. Engineering College, Thiruvanamalai 606 611, India
*Correspondence e-mail: raghema2000@yahoo.co.in
In the title compound, C18H18N2O, the imidazole ring makes dihedral angles of 68.26 (7) and 22.45 (9)° with the methoxyphenyl and phenyl rings, respectively. The dihedral angle between the methoxyphenyl and phenyl ring is 71.86 (7)°. In the crystal, weak intermolecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into columns propagated in [101].
Related literature
For related structures, see: Gayathri et al. (2010); Rosepriya et al. (2011). For graph-set motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813016966/cv5418sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813016966/cv5418Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813016966/cv5418Isup3.cml
To pure butane-2,3-dione (1.48 g, 15 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml), m-methoxy aniline (1.5 g, 15 mmol), ammonium acetate (1.15 g, 15 mmol) and benzaldehyde (1.5 g, 15 mmol) was added about 1 h by maintaining the temperature at 333 K. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 7 days and extracted with dichloromethane. The solid separated was purified by
using hexane: ethyl acetate as the Yield: 1.91 g (46%).The methyl H atoms were constrained to an ideal geometry (C—H = 0.96 Å) with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C), but were allowed to rotate freely about the C—C bonds. All remaining H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions (C—H = 0.95–1.00 Å) and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
In a continuation of structural studies of 4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole derivatives (Gayathri et al., 2010; Rosepriya et al., 2011), herewith we present the title compound, (I).
In (I) (Fig. 1), the imidazole ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation of 0.0036 (11) Å for N2 and -0.0036 (11) Å N1]. The imidazole ring makes dihedral angle of 68.26 (7)° and 22.45 (9)° with the methoxyphenyl (C6–C11) and phenyl (C13–C18) rings, respectively. The dihedral angle between the methoxyphenyl and phenyl rings is 71.86 (7)°.
The
is stabilized by weak C—H···O and C—H···N intermolecular interactions (Table 1). The C—H···O interactions link pairs of molecules across centres of inversion to give the ring motif R(16) (Bernstein et al., 1995). Atom C7 acts as a donor for a weak intermolecular C—H···N interaction via H7 with the nitrogen atom in the imidazole moiety, thus forming extended chains with a graph set motif C(6) (Bernstein et al., 1995).For related structures, see: Gayathri et al. (2010); Rosepriya et al. (2011). For graph-set motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C18H18N2O | Z = 2 |
Mr = 278.34 | F(000) = 296 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.226 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.0199 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 2644 reflections |
b = 9.4807 (1) Å | θ = 2.3–30.6° |
c = 10.4971 (2) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
α = 108.339 (1)° | T = 293 K |
β = 94.910 (1)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 90.535 (1)° | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm |
V = 754.27 (2) Å3 |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2644 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2159 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
ω and φ scan | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.974, Tmax = 0.977 | k = −11→11 |
14252 measured reflections | l = −12→12 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.148 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0747P)2 + 0.2805P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2644 reflections | Δρmax = 0.33 e Å−3 |
191 parameters | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.028 (7) |
C18H18N2O | γ = 90.535 (1)° |
Mr = 278.34 | V = 754.27 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.0199 (1) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.4807 (1) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 10.4971 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 108.339 (1)° | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm |
β = 94.910 (1)° |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2644 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 2159 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.974, Tmax = 0.977 | Rint = 0.021 |
14252 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.148 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.33 e Å−3 |
2644 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
191 parameters |
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. |
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 | 0.7362 (2) | 0.4690 (2) | −0.02515 (17) | 0.0442 (4) | |
C2 | 0.7291 (3) | 0.7075 (2) | 0.05116 (19) | 0.0521 (5) | |
C3 | 0.7842 (3) | 0.6639 (2) | 0.15818 (19) | 0.0513 (5) | |
C4 | 0.6975 (4) | 0.8605 (2) | 0.0466 (3) | 0.0792 (7) | |
H4A | 0.6594 | 0.8561 | −0.0438 | 0.119* | |
H4B | 0.7993 | 0.9205 | 0.0751 | 0.119* | |
H4C | 0.6135 | 0.9036 | 0.1057 | 0.119* | |
C5 | 0.8313 (3) | 0.7516 (3) | 0.3018 (2) | 0.0713 (7) | |
H5A | 0.8654 | 0.6856 | 0.3514 | 0.107* | |
H5B | 0.7368 | 0.8053 | 0.3393 | 0.107* | |
H5C | 0.9222 | 0.8206 | 0.3072 | 0.107* | |
C6 | 0.8135 (2) | 0.4174 (2) | 0.19308 (17) | 0.0440 (4) | |
C7 | 0.6791 (2) | 0.3354 (2) | 0.21018 (19) | 0.0500 (5) | |
H7 | 0.5731 | 0.3408 | 0.1689 | 0.060* | |
C8 | 0.7059 (3) | 0.2451 (2) | 0.2900 (2) | 0.0569 (5) | |
H8 | 0.6170 | 0.1879 | 0.3015 | 0.068* | |
C9 | 0.8613 (3) | 0.2385 (2) | 0.3528 (2) | 0.0557 (5) | |
H9 | 0.8773 | 0.1770 | 0.4061 | 0.067* | |
C10 | 0.9949 (2) | 0.3234 (2) | 0.33671 (17) | 0.0483 (5) | |
C11 | 0.9717 (2) | 0.4125 (2) | 0.25552 (17) | 0.0466 (5) | |
H11 | 1.0610 | 0.4685 | 0.2429 | 0.056* | |
C12 | 1.2812 (3) | 0.4015 (3) | 0.3979 (2) | 0.0701 (6) | |
H12A | 1.3781 | 0.3800 | 0.4479 | 0.105* | |
H12B | 1.2553 | 0.5040 | 0.4365 | 0.105* | |
H12C | 1.3037 | 0.3830 | 0.3058 | 0.105* | |
C13 | 0.7294 (2) | 0.3179 (2) | −0.12117 (18) | 0.0482 (5) | |
C14 | 0.8223 (3) | 0.2026 (2) | −0.1019 (2) | 0.0621 (6) | |
H14 | 0.8895 | 0.2175 | −0.0217 | 0.075* | |
C15 | 0.8159 (3) | 0.0654 (3) | −0.2010 (3) | 0.0743 (7) | |
H15 | 0.8778 | −0.0114 | −0.1864 | 0.089* | |
C16 | 0.7189 (4) | 0.0416 (3) | −0.3206 (3) | 0.0770 (7) | |
H16 | 0.7157 | −0.0505 | −0.3872 | 0.092* | |
C17 | 0.6270 (3) | 0.1548 (3) | −0.3408 (2) | 0.0765 (7) | |
H17 | 0.5617 | 0.1395 | −0.4219 | 0.092* | |
C18 | 0.6304 (3) | 0.2911 (2) | −0.2422 (2) | 0.0611 (6) | |
H18 | 0.5654 | 0.3663 | −0.2568 | 0.073* | |
N1 | 0.78868 (18) | 0.51065 (17) | 0.10977 (14) | 0.0450 (4) | |
N2 | 0.70075 (19) | 0.58661 (17) | −0.06211 (15) | 0.0489 (4) | |
O1 | 1.14352 (18) | 0.30952 (17) | 0.40312 (15) | 0.0643 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0460 (9) | 0.0516 (11) | 0.0371 (9) | 0.0035 (7) | 0.0034 (7) | 0.0172 (8) |
C2 | 0.0646 (12) | 0.0465 (11) | 0.0461 (11) | −0.0015 (8) | −0.0005 (8) | 0.0172 (9) |
C3 | 0.0627 (12) | 0.0481 (11) | 0.0416 (10) | −0.0036 (8) | −0.0016 (8) | 0.0140 (8) |
C4 | 0.119 (2) | 0.0510 (13) | 0.0667 (15) | −0.0024 (13) | −0.0097 (14) | 0.0222 (11) |
C5 | 0.1036 (18) | 0.0594 (13) | 0.0453 (12) | −0.0065 (12) | −0.0068 (11) | 0.0125 (10) |
C6 | 0.0527 (10) | 0.0467 (10) | 0.0339 (9) | 0.0052 (8) | 0.0062 (7) | 0.0141 (8) |
C7 | 0.0503 (10) | 0.0528 (11) | 0.0474 (10) | 0.0035 (8) | 0.0058 (8) | 0.0163 (9) |
C8 | 0.0627 (12) | 0.0527 (12) | 0.0594 (12) | −0.0002 (9) | 0.0132 (9) | 0.0217 (10) |
C9 | 0.0733 (13) | 0.0490 (11) | 0.0520 (11) | 0.0099 (9) | 0.0110 (9) | 0.0246 (9) |
C10 | 0.0579 (11) | 0.0516 (11) | 0.0357 (9) | 0.0134 (8) | 0.0049 (8) | 0.0136 (8) |
C11 | 0.0499 (10) | 0.0529 (11) | 0.0395 (9) | 0.0028 (8) | 0.0061 (7) | 0.0175 (8) |
C12 | 0.0587 (13) | 0.0918 (17) | 0.0619 (14) | 0.0079 (11) | −0.0043 (10) | 0.0295 (13) |
C13 | 0.0544 (10) | 0.0507 (11) | 0.0417 (10) | 0.0035 (8) | 0.0101 (8) | 0.0162 (9) |
C14 | 0.0744 (14) | 0.0645 (14) | 0.0477 (11) | 0.0183 (11) | 0.0104 (10) | 0.0166 (10) |
C15 | 0.0971 (18) | 0.0581 (14) | 0.0686 (15) | 0.0237 (12) | 0.0217 (13) | 0.0173 (12) |
C16 | 0.1025 (19) | 0.0565 (14) | 0.0621 (15) | 0.0029 (12) | 0.0126 (13) | 0.0031 (11) |
C17 | 0.0965 (18) | 0.0652 (15) | 0.0556 (14) | −0.0038 (13) | −0.0093 (12) | 0.0061 (11) |
C18 | 0.0733 (14) | 0.0555 (12) | 0.0511 (12) | 0.0024 (10) | −0.0042 (10) | 0.0147 (10) |
N1 | 0.0508 (9) | 0.0488 (9) | 0.0371 (8) | 0.0020 (6) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0165 (7) |
N2 | 0.0566 (9) | 0.0512 (9) | 0.0410 (8) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0189 (7) |
O1 | 0.0634 (9) | 0.0770 (10) | 0.0610 (9) | 0.0117 (7) | −0.0025 (7) | 0.0360 (8) |
C1—N2 | 1.317 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.386 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.372 (2) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C13 | 1.467 (3) | C10—O1 | 1.358 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.356 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.380 (3) |
C2—N2 | 1.368 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C2—C4 | 1.490 (3) | C12—O1 | 1.416 (3) |
C3—N1 | 1.382 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C3—C5 | 1.488 (3) | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C4—H4A | 0.9600 | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C4—H4B | 0.9600 | C13—C14 | 1.386 (3) |
C4—H4C | 0.9600 | C13—C18 | 1.389 (3) |
C5—H5A | 0.9600 | C14—C15 | 1.383 (3) |
C5—H5B | 0.9600 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5C | 0.9600 | C15—C16 | 1.373 (4) |
C6—C7 | 1.380 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C6—C11 | 1.385 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.368 (4) |
C6—N1 | 1.431 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.380 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.377 (3) |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.371 (3) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | ||
N2—C1—N1 | 110.51 (16) | O1—C10—C9 | 115.68 (17) |
N2—C1—C13 | 122.63 (16) | C11—C10—C9 | 119.90 (17) |
N1—C1—C13 | 126.73 (16) | C10—C11—C6 | 119.00 (17) |
C3—C2—N2 | 110.20 (17) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.5 |
C3—C2—C4 | 128.78 (19) | C6—C11—H11 | 120.5 |
N2—C2—C4 | 121.02 (17) | O1—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—N1 | 105.96 (16) | O1—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C5 | 130.95 (19) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
N1—C3—C5 | 123.08 (17) | O1—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—C4—H4A | 109.5 | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—C4—H4B | 109.5 | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 109.5 | C14—C13—C18 | 117.98 (19) |
C2—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C14—C13—C1 | 124.16 (18) |
H4A—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C18—C13—C1 | 117.77 (17) |
H4B—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.5 (2) |
C3—C5—H5A | 109.5 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C3—C5—H5B | 109.5 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 | C16—C15—C14 | 120.6 (2) |
C3—C5—H5C | 109.5 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 | C17—C16—C15 | 119.3 (2) |
C7—C6—C11 | 121.60 (17) | C17—C16—H16 | 120.3 |
C7—C6—N1 | 119.22 (16) | C15—C16—H16 | 120.3 |
C11—C6—N1 | 119.18 (16) | C16—C17—C18 | 120.6 (2) |
C6—C7—C8 | 118.36 (18) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.7 |
C6—C7—H7 | 120.8 | C18—C17—H17 | 119.7 |
C8—C7—H7 | 120.8 | C17—C18—C13 | 120.9 (2) |
C9—C8—C7 | 121.02 (19) | C17—C18—H18 | 119.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.5 | C13—C18—H18 | 119.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.5 | C1—N1—C3 | 106.80 (15) |
C8—C9—C10 | 120.11 (18) | C1—N1—C6 | 127.92 (15) |
C8—C9—H9 | 119.9 | C3—N1—C6 | 124.33 (15) |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.9 | C1—N2—C2 | 106.53 (15) |
O1—C10—C11 | 124.41 (18) | C10—O1—C12 | 117.98 (16) |
N2—C2—C3—N1 | −0.6 (2) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | −0.4 (4) |
C4—C2—C3—N1 | 178.6 (2) | C16—C17—C18—C13 | 1.3 (4) |
N2—C2—C3—C5 | −179.7 (2) | C14—C13—C18—C17 | −1.1 (3) |
C4—C2—C3—C5 | −0.5 (4) | C1—C13—C18—C17 | 175.5 (2) |
C11—C6—C7—C8 | −1.0 (3) | N2—C1—N1—C3 | 0.2 (2) |
N1—C6—C7—C8 | 179.48 (16) | C13—C1—N1—C3 | 176.15 (17) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 1.0 (3) | N2—C1—N1—C6 | 169.31 (16) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.1 (3) | C13—C1—N1—C6 | −14.8 (3) |
C8—C9—C10—O1 | 179.81 (17) | C2—C3—N1—C1 | 0.2 (2) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −1.2 (3) | C5—C3—N1—C1 | 179.5 (2) |
O1—C10—C11—C6 | −179.95 (16) | C2—C3—N1—C6 | −169.35 (17) |
C9—C10—C11—C6 | 1.1 (3) | C5—C3—N1—C6 | 9.9 (3) |
C7—C6—C11—C10 | 0.0 (3) | C7—C6—N1—C1 | −61.6 (2) |
N1—C6—C11—C10 | 179.45 (15) | C11—C6—N1—C1 | 118.9 (2) |
N2—C1—C13—C14 | 153.96 (19) | C7—C6—N1—C3 | 105.7 (2) |
N1—C1—C13—C14 | −21.5 (3) | C11—C6—N1—C3 | −73.8 (2) |
N2—C1—C13—C18 | −22.4 (3) | N1—C1—N2—C2 | −0.6 (2) |
N1—C1—C13—C18 | 162.10 (19) | C13—C1—N2—C2 | −176.70 (16) |
C18—C13—C14—C15 | 0.1 (3) | C3—C2—N2—C1 | 0.7 (2) |
C1—C13—C14—C15 | −176.29 (19) | C4—C2—N2—C1 | −178.6 (2) |
C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.7 (4) | C11—C10—O1—C12 | 5.4 (3) |
C14—C15—C16—C17 | −0.6 (4) | C9—C10—O1—C12 | −175.63 (18) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5A···O1i | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.316 (3) | 135 |
C7—H7···N2ii | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.493 (2) | 168 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H18N2O |
Mr | 278.34 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.0199 (1), 9.4807 (1), 10.4971 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 108.339 (1), 94.910 (1), 90.535 (1) |
V (Å3) | 754.27 (2) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.974, 0.977 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14252, 2644, 2159 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.046, 0.148, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2644 |
No. of parameters | 191 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.33, −0.22 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 2012).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5A···O1i | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.316 (3) | 135 |
C7—H7···N2ii | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.493 (2) | 168 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the SAIF, IIT Madras, for the data collection.
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In a continuation of structural studies of 4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole derivatives (Gayathri et al., 2010; Rosepriya et al., 2011), herewith we present the title compound, (I).
In (I) (Fig. 1), the imidazole ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation of 0.0036 (11) Å for N2 and -0.0036 (11) Å N1]. The imidazole ring makes dihedral angle of 68.26 (7)° and 22.45 (9)° with the methoxyphenyl (C6–C11) and phenyl (C13–C18) rings, respectively. The dihedral angle between the methoxyphenyl and phenyl rings is 71.86 (7)°.
The crystal structure is stabilized by weak C—H···O and C—H···N intermolecular interactions (Table 1). The C—H···O interactions link pairs of molecules across centres of inversion to give the ring motif R(16) (Bernstein et al., 1995). Atom C7 acts as a donor for a weak intermolecular C—H···N interaction via H7 with the nitrogen atom in the imidazole moiety, thus forming extended chains with a graph set motif C(6) (Bernstein et al., 1995).