The crystal structure of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)-1H-benzimidazole monohydrate revisited

The crystal structure of the title compound has been redetermined in the triclinic centrosymmetric space group P1. The benzene ring and the benzimidazole group are almost coplanar, with N—C—C—C torsion of 2.2 (3) and 5.9 (4)° in the two independent molecules in the unit cell. The crystal structure features N—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and offset π–π stacking interactions.