Abstract: | Crystalline 4-nitro-1-phenylimidazole, C9H7N3O2, (I), and 4′-nitro-1-phenyl-4,1′-biiimidazole, C12H9N5O2, (II), contain C—H⃛O and C—H⃛N hydrogen bonds, connecting the molecules into infinite chains. The aromatic fragments in both compounds are nearly planar. The dihedral angles between the benzene and imidazole rings are 26.78 (5)° in (I) and 29.36 (8)° in (II). |