title: Crystal structure of (5-methyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)methanol.
abstract: In the title compound, C9H10N2O, the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine moiety is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.024 Å). The methanol group is nearly perpendicular to its mean plane as indicated by the C-C-C-O and N-C-C-O torsion angles of 80.04 (16) and -96.30 (17)°, respectively. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R (2) 2(10) ring motif. The dimers are liked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, enclosing R (2) 2(10) ring motifs and forming ribbons along [201]. The ribbons are linked via a number of π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances vary from 3.4819 (8) to 3.7212 (8) Å], forming a three-dimensional structure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environments (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelmalik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elaatiaoui
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environments (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koudad
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environments (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco.
authors.forename: Rafik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saddik
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environments (LCAE), Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco.
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benchat
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Lahcen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Ammari
keywords: crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine; π–π inter­actions