2-(3-Methoxysalicylideneamino)-1H-Benzimidazole Monohydrate

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C<inf>15</inf>H<inf>13</inf>O <inf>2</inf>N<inf>3</inf>·H<inf>2</inf>O, is nearly planar, with an intramolecular N⋯O hydrogen bond of 2.616 (2) Å. It exists in the phenol-imine form and the dihedral angle between the two aromatic ring systems is 1.04 (5)°. An unsolvated form, crystallized from the same medium, has also been reported [Odaba̧soǧlu, Albayrak & Büyükgüngör (2005). Acta Cryst. E61, o425-o426]. © 2005 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.