Ethyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate

Abstract

In the title compound, C22H17BrN2O2, the benzimidazole ring system is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.017 (1) Å, and forms dihedral angles of 27.79 (6) and 64.43 (6)° with the phenyl and bromo-substituted benzene rings, respectively. In the crystal, molecules are linked into one-dimensional chains along the a axis by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds. Weak intermolecular C—H...π interactions are also present.