title: 1-[2-(4-Fluoro-benz-yloxy)-2-phenyl-ethyl]-1H-benzimidazole.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(22)H(19)FN(2)O, contains two independent mol-ecules. The planar benzimidazole ring systems are oriented with respect to the phen-yl/fluoro-benzene rings at dihedral angles of 31.10 (4)/45.17 (5) and 45.52 (5)/68.63 (5)°, respectively, for the two mol-ecules. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular C-H⋯N and inter-molecular C-H⋯N and C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network. There are C-H⋯π contacts between the benzimidazole and fluoro-benzene rings and a π-π contact between the benzimidazole and phenyl ring systems [centroid-centroid distance = 4.575 (1) Å].
authors.forename: Ozden
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozel Güven
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Tuncer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hökelek