title: Bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)methane dihydrate.
abstract: The bis-(benzimidazol-1-yl)methane mol-ecule of the title compound, C(15)H(12)N(4)·2H(2)O, displays a trans conformation with a twofold axis running through the methylene C atom. Two adjacent water mol-ecules are bonded to this mol-ecule through O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming a trimer. Adjacent trimers are connected together via C-H⋯O inter-actions, forming a chain running along the b-axis direction. Two such chains are joined together via π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.556 (2) Å], forming double chains, which are connected via the water mol-ecules through C-H⋯O associations, forming a sheet structure. The sheets are stacked on top of each other along the a-axis direction and connected through O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional ABAB layer network structure.
authors.affiliation: Tianmu College of ZheJiang A&F University, Lin'An 311300,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Shouwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Bingxia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yushuang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Huabing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
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