title: 1-Benzyl-1H-benzimidazole.
abstract: In the title mol-ecule, C(14)H(12)N(2), the benzimidazole ring system is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.024 Å). The dihedral angle between the imidazole ring and the benzyl ring is 85.77 (4)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains along the a axis by C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. In addition, the packing is stabilized by C-H⋯π inter-actions involving both six-membered rings.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou