title: 1-Phenyl-2-p-tolyl-1H-benzimidazole.
abstract: In the title compound, C20H16N2, the benzimidazole ring system forms dihedral angles of 28.50 (7) and 72.44 (7)° with the tolyl and phenyl rings, respectively. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains along the a-axis direction by weak C-H⋯N inter-actions. The crystal structure also features C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Shri Angalamman College of Engineering and Technology, Siruganoor, Trichirappalli, Tamilnadu 621 105, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mohandas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jayamoorthy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakthivel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jayabharathi