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 planar, with a...

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Main Author: Cheng, Xiao-Chun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3238952/