title: 1,3-Dibenzyl-5-chloro-1H-benzimidazol-2(3H)-one.
abstract: In both independent mol-ecules of the title compound, C(21)H(17)ClN(2)O, the aromatic rings of the benzyl substituents are located on opposite sides of the benzimidazole ring systems. In one mol-ecule, the rings are aligned at 77.0 (1) and 78.1 (1)° with respect to the fused-ring system, whereas in the other mol-ecule the rings are aligned at 76.0 (1) and 76.9 (1)°. There is an inter-molecular Cl⋯O contact of 3.086 (1) Å.
authors.forename: Rachida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dardouri
authors.forename: Youssef Kandri
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Rodi
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ladeira
authors.forename: El Mokhtar
authors.initials: el M
authors.lastname: Essassi
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng
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