title: 2-[4-(Tri-fluoro-meth-yl)phen-yl]-1H-benzimidazole.
abstract: In the title compound, C14H9F3N2, the mean planes of the benzimidazole ring system and the tri-fluoro-methyl-substituted benzene ring form a dihedral angle of 30.1 (1)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds into chains along [010]. Weak C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds and a weak C-H⋯π inter-action connect the chains into a two-dimensional network parallel to (001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 001, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 001, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Noor Shahina
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Begum