title: 2,4,5-Tri-4-pyridyl-1H-imidazole monohydrate.
abstract: The title compound, C(18)H(13)N(5)·H(2)O, was synthesized by the condensation of pyridine-4-carbaldehyde and ammonium acetate, forming a multipyridyl ligand. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The chains are linked by weak C-H⋯N inter-actions, generating a layer structure.
authors.affiliation: College of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Jiujiang University, 332005 Jiujiang, JiangXi, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang