title: 2-(4-Methoxy-phen-yl)phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole methanol solvate.
abstract: The title compound, C(22)H(16)N(2)O·CH(4)O, is a product of the condensation reaction between phenanthrene-quinone and 4-methoxy-benzadehyde. There are two imidazole mol-ecules and two methanol molecules in the asymmetric unit. The phenanthryl and imidazole rings are almost parallel in both mol-ecules, with inter-planar angles of 6.65 (1) and 5.40 (3)°. The dihedral angles between the imidazole and the attached benzene rings are 5.40 (3) and 6.65 (1)° in the two molecules. Inter-molecular O-H⋯N and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds stabilize the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fanpeng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Yunliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jibang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Qingjian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu