title: 1,3,5-Tris(N-phenyl-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene methanol solvate.
abstract: The main mol-ecule of the title compound, C(45)H(30)N(6)·CH(3)OH, has a non-planar core: the dihedral angles between the benzimidazole rings and the central benzene ring are 20.19 (10), 34.57 (8), and 44.59 (8)°, while the dihedral angles between the peripheral phenyl rings and the attached benzimidazole rings are 84.57 (7), 62.71 (6) and 51.73 (6)°. The tri-substituted benzene mol-ecule is connected to the methanol solvent mol-ecule through an O-H⋯N hydrogen bond, forming a 1:1 solvate. In the crystal structure, no significant π-π inter-actions are present, and the mol-ecules are associated through weak C-H⋯N and C-H⋯O(methanol) contacts.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei-Feng
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu