title: tert-Butyl 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(9)H(14)N(2)O(2), the imidazole ring and the acetate O-C=O plane make a dihedral angle of 80.54 (12)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected via pairs of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming centrosymmetric dimers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nassir N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Al-Mohammed
authors.forename: Yatimah
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alias
authors.forename: Zanariah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khaledi