title: tert-Butyl 2-(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)acetate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(13)H(16)N(2)O(2), the planes of the benzimidazole ring system and the acetate O-C=O fragment make a dihedral angle of 84.5 (3)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected through C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds to form infinite chains in the [-110] direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nassir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: N 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