Chlorido[1-phenyl-3-(2,3,5,6-tetra-methylbenzyl)benzimidazol-2-ylidene] -silver(I)

Abstract

In the title compound, [AgCl(C24H24N2)], the terminal phenyl and tetra-methyl-benzene rings [which form a dihedral angle of 87.92 (14)°] make dihedral angles of 59.59 (11) and 83.19 (12)° with respect to the central benzimidazole ring system. The Ag - C and Ag - Cl single-bond lengths are 2.087 (3) and 2.3267 (9) Å. The C - Ag - Cl bond angle is 172.84 (7)°. C - H⋯π inter-actions contribute to the stabilization of the crystal structure. A very weak π-π stacking inter-action between adjacent tetra-methyl-benzene rings [centroid-centroid distance = 4.0610 (18) Å] is also observed. © Akkurt et al. 2012.