Synthesis and crystal structures of N-H, N-phenyl and N-benzyl-2-(4-hexyl­oxyphen­yl)benzimidazoles

The title compounds, 2-(4-hexyl­oxyphen­yl)-1H-benzimidazole (C(19)H(22)N(2)O; 1), 2-(4-hexyl­oxyphen­yl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole (C(25)H(26)N(2)O; 2) and 1-benzyl-2-(4-hexyl­oxyphen­yl)-1H-benzimidazole (C(26)H(28)N(2)O; 3) were synthesized and their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The N-substituent at the imidazole moiety slightly affects the inter­planar angle between the 4-hexyl­oxyphenyl ring and the benzimidazole system. The unsubstituted benzimidazole (1) forms inter­molecular N—H⋯N bonds while in the crystal structures of 2 and 3, the mol­ecules are assembled only through π–π and C—H⋯π inter­actions.