An orthorhombic polymorph of 1-benzyl-1H-benzimidazole

The title compound, C14H12N2, in contrast to the previously reported monoclinic polymorph [Lei et al. (2009). Acta Cryst. E65, o2613], crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. The dihedral angle between the imidazole ring system and the phenyl ring is 76.78 (16)°....

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Main Authors: Ying-jun Zhang, Xue-wen Zhu, Heng-yu Qian, Zhi-gang Yin, Chun-xia Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2010-05-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810015114