tert-Butyl 2-(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)acetate

Abstract

In the title compound, C13H16N2O2, the planes of the benzimidazole ring system and the acetate O—C=O fragment make a dihedral angle of 84.5 (3)°. In the crystal, molecules are connected through C—H...N hydrogen bonds to form infinite chains in the [-110] direction.