Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jul 2013)

(1H-Imidazol-4-yl)methanol

  • Marisa B. Sanders,
  • John C. Farrokh,
  • Joseph Hardie,
  • Benny C. Chan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681301636X
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 69, no. 7
pp. o1151 – o1151

Abstract

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The title compound, C4H6N2O, displays two predominant hydrogen-bonding interactions in the crystal structure. The first is between the unprotonated imidazole N atom of one molecule and the hydroxy H atom of an adjacent molecule. The second is between the hydroxy O atom of one molecule and the imidazole N—H group of a corresponding molecule. These interactions lead to the formation of a two-dimnensional network parallel to (10-1). C—H...O interactions also occur.