2-Methyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium hydrogen phthalate

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C8H9N2+·C8H5O4−, contains two independent ion pairs. In each 2-methyl-1H-benzimidazolium ion, an intramolecular O—H...O bond forms an S(7) graph-set motif. In the crystal, the components are linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming chains along [210]. Further stabilization is provided by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds.