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organic compounds
The crystal structure of the title compound, 4,5-dihydro-N-phenyl-N- (phenylmethyl)-1H-imidazole-2-methanamine, C17H19N3, is composed of independent molecules of the free base with normal molecular dimensions. There is an intermolecular N-HN hydrogen bond between the imidazole ring N atoms linking the molecules into a chain structure [NN 2.965 (4) Å].