Ethyl 2-(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)acetate

Abstract

A new benzimidazole compound, C12H14N2O2, has been synthesized by the reaction of 2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole and ethyl 2-bromo-acetate. In the crystal structure, weak inter-molecular C - H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains. π⋯π Contacts (centroid⋯centroid distance = 3.713 Å) are observed. A C - H⋯π inter-action is also present. The N - C - C - O torsion angle is 178.4 (2)°.