Crystal structure of 1,3-bis-(4-methyl-benz-yl)-1H-1,3-benzimidazol-3-ium bromide monohydrate.

ABSTRACT: In the title hydrated symetrically substituted 1,3-bis-(4-methyl-benz-yl)benzimidazolium salt, C23H23N2 (+)·Br(-)·H2O, the dihedral angles between the benzimidazole ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.003?Å) and the pendant benzene rings are 73.18?(16) and 77.52?(16)°. Both benzene rings lie to the same side of the benzimidazole ring system, giving the cation an overall U-shape. In the crystal, the cation is linked to the water mol-ecule by a short C-H?O hydrogen bond and the water mol-ecule forms O-H?Br hydrogen bonds. Together, these inter-actions lead to [010] chains. The packing is consolidated by C-H?Br hydrogen bonds and aromatic ?-? stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances = 3.5401?(17) and 3.8815?(18)?Å], generating a three-dimensional network.

SUBMITTER: Celikesir ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4331869 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other