title: 3-[1-(3-Hydroxy-benz-yl)-1H-benz-imid-azol-2-yl]phenol.
abstract: In the title mol-ecule, C(20)H(16)N(2)O(2), the benzimidazole mean plane forms dihedral angles of 56.55 (3) and 81.65 (4)° with the two benzene rings. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into layers parallel to the (101) plane. The crystal packing also exhibits weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.forename: Naser Eltaher
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Eltayeb
authors.forename: Siang Guan
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.forename: Hoong-Kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun
authors.forename: Samuel Robinson
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jebas
authors.forename: Rohana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adnan