title: 2-(Naphthalen-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzimid-azole benzene hemisolvate.
abstract: In the title compound, C23H16N2·0.5C6H6, the benzimidazole unit [maximum deviation = 0.0258 (6) Å] and the naphthalene ring system [maximum deviation = 0.0254 (6) Å] are both essentially planar and make a dihedral angle of 61.955 (17)°. The imidazole ring makes dihedral angle of 61.73 (4)° with the phenyl ring. An intra-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, seven weak C-H⋯π inter-actions involving the fused ring system, the benzene solvent mol-ecule, the imidazole phenyl rings are observed, leading to a three-dimensional architecture.
authors: Research and Development Center, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamilnadu, India ; Department of Chemistry, S.K.P. Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai 606 611, Tamilnadu, India.
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authors: Srinivasan
authors: Postgraduate Research Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur 613 005, Tamilnadu, India.
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authors: Thiruvalluvar
authors: Postgraduate Research Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur 613 005, Tamilnadu, India.
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authors: Rosepriya
authors: Research and Development Center, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamilnadu, India ; Department of Chemistry, Annamaliar College of Engineering, Mudaiyur 606 902, Tamilnadu, India.
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authors: Prakash
authors: Department of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
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