2-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)phenol.

The title mol-ecule, C13H10N2O, is essentially planar, the maximum deviation from the plane of the non-H atoms being 0.016 (2) Å. The imidazole ring makes a dihedral angle of 0.

2-(Naphthalen-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzimid-azole benzene hemisolvate.

In the title compound, C23H16N2·0.5C6H6, the benzimidazole unit [maximum deviation = 0.0258 (6) Å] and the naphthalene ring system [maximum deviation = 0.

2-(1-Phenyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenol.

In the title mol-ecule, C19H14N2O, the benzimidazole unit is close to being planar [maximum deviation = 0.0253 (11) Å] and forms dihedral angles of 68.98 (6) and 20.

1,2-Diphenyl-1H-benzimidazole.

In the title mol-ecule, C19H14N2, the benzimidazole unit is close to being planar [maximum deviation = 0.0102 (6) Å] and forms dihedral angles of 55.80 (2) and 40.

2-(4-Fluoro-phen-yl)-1-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole.

The phenanthrene tricyclic ring system in the title mol-ecule, C(28)H(19)FN(2), is slightly skewed with a dihedral angle of 7.50 (6)° between the outer benzene rings. The p-tolyl and fluoro-benzene rings are twisted from the attached imidazole ring by 70.

2-(4-Fluoro-phen-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole.

In the title mol-ecule, C(19)H(13)FN(2), the benzimidazole unit is close to planar [maximum deviation = 0.0342 (9) Å] and forms dihedral angles of 58.94 (3) and 51.

1-(3,5-Dimeth-oxy-phen-yl)-2-(4-fluoro-phen-yl)-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole.

In the title compound, C(19)H(19)FN(2)O(2), the imidazole ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.0030 (8) Å] and makes dihedral angles of 66.45 (7) and 29.

1-(4-Methyl-benz-yl)-2-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-1H-benzimidazole.

The title compound, C(22)H(20)N(2), crystallizes with two independent mol-ecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. The benzimidazole units are almost planar [maximum deviations = 0.0161 (8) Å for A and 0.

2-(4-Fluoro-phen-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline monohydrate.

In the title compound, C(25)H(15)FN(4)·H(2)O, the fused ring system is essentially planar [maximum deviation of 0.0822 (14) Å]. The imidazole ring makes dihedral angles of 76.

1-(3,5-Dimethyl-phenyl)-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazole.

In the title compound, C(19)H(19)FN(2), the imidazole ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation of 0.0015 (9) Å] and makes dihedral angles of 77.61 (9) and 26.

1,2-Diphenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline.

In the title compound, C(25)H(16)N(4), the fused ring system is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.1012 (15) Å]. The imidazole ring makes dihedral angles of 77.