5-[(1H-Benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl]benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid

Crystals of the title compound, C16H12N2O4, were obtained accidentally from a hydrothermal reaction of 5-[(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl]isophthalic acid with manganese bromide in the presence of N,N′-dimethylformamide. In the title molecule, the benzimidazole ring system is almost plana...

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Main Author: Xiao-Chun Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011-12-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536811047416