title: 2-(1H-Benzimidazol-1-yl)-1-phenyl-ethanone.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(15)H(12)N(2)O, the planar benzimidazole system is oriented at a dihedral angle of 80.43 (5)° with respect to the phenyl ring. In the crystal structure, non-classical inter-molecular C-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into layers parallel to the ab plane.
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