title: (E)-Ethyl 2-cyano-3-[4-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phen-yl]acrylate dihydrate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(27)H(21)N(3)O(2)·2H(2)O, the three benzene rings attached to the heterocyclic imidazole ring are not coplanar with the latter, making dihedral angles of 14.8 (2), 31.4 (2), and 37.5 (2)°, respectively, for the benzene ring planes in the 2-, 4- and 5-positions. In the crystal, there are two water mol-ecules which serve as connectors between the acrylate mol-ecules and stabilize the structure via N-H⋯O, O-H⋯N, C-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei-Xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yi-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiao-Qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: He-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Zeng