In the title compound, C22H17ClN2O2, the essentially planar benzimidazole ring system [maximum deviation = 0.012 (2) Å] forms dihedral angles of 28.69 (6) and 63.65 (7)°, respectively, with the phenyl and chloro-substituted benzene rings. The dihedral angle between the phenyl and benzene rings is 64.23 (8)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked into a zigzag chain along the a axis by intermolecular C—H
O hydrogen bonds. C—H
π interactions are also present.
O hydrogen bonds. C—H
π interactions are also present.


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