1-Benzyl-3-[(trimethyl-sil-yl)meth-yl]benzimidazolium chloride monohydrate

11-[Bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]-2,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-cyclohepta[1,2-b]quinoline

In the title compound, C26H48N2Si4, the cycloheptane ring adopts a chair conformation, while the quinolinyl ring system is almost planar [maximum deviation = 0.040 (3) Å for one of the C atoms carrying a Me3Si group]. In the crystal, in the absence of classical hydrogen bonding, the packing is dominated by van der Waals forces. One of the N-bound trimethylsilyl groups is disordered by rotation about the C—SiMe3bond, and was modelled over two sets of sites in the ratio 0.873 (8):0.127 (8).

2-(4-Hy-droxy-phen-yl)-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium chloride monohydrate

The title mol-ecular salt, C13H11N2O(+)·Cl(-)·H2O, crystallizes as a monohydrate. In the cation, the phenol and benzimidazole rings are almost coplanar, making a dihedral angle of 3.18 (4)°. The chloride anion and benzimidazole cation are linked by two N(+)-H⋯Cl(-) hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along [010]. These chains are linked through O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds involving the water mol-ecule and the chloride anion, which form a diamond core, giving rise to the formation of two-dimensional networks lying parallel to (10-2). Two π-π inter-actions involving the imidazolium ring with the benzene and phenol rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.859 (3) and 3.602 (3) Å, respectively], contribute to this second dimension. A strong O-H⋯O hydrogen bond involving the water mol-ecule and the phenol substituent on the benzimidazole unit links the networks, forming a three-dimensional structure.

1-{[Dimeth-yl(phen-yl)sil-yl]meth-yl}-3-(2-phenyl-eth-yl)-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium bromide monohydrate

The title compound, C₂₄H₂₇N₂Si⁺·Br⁻·H₂O, was synthesized from 1-(dimethyl­phenyl­silylmeth­yl)-1H-benzimidazole and (2-bromo­eth­yl)benzene in dimethyl­formamide. The benzimidazole ring system is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.015 (5) Å, and forms dihedral angles of 73.0 (3) and 39.6 (2)°, with the phenyl rings. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯Br, C—H⋯Br and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In addition, the structure features π–π stacking inter­actions, with a face-to-face separation of 3.644 (3) Å between parallel benzimidazole ring systems.

1-(Prop-2-en-1-yl)-3-[(trimethyl-sil-yl)meth-yl]benzimidazolium bromide monohydrate

In the title compound, C₁₄H₂₁N₂Si⁺·Br⁻·H₂O, the benzimidazole ring system is almost planar [maximum deviation = 0.021 (2) Å]. In the crystal, O—H⋯Br and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the ions via the O atoms of the water mol­ecules. In addition, there are π–π stacking inter­actions between the centroids of the benzene and imidazole rings of the benzimidazole ring system [centroid–centroid distances = 3.521 (3) and 3.575 (2) Å].