Find in Library

The title compound (trivial name: angustoline monohydrate), C20H17N3O2·H2O, features a fused-ring system formed by one five- and four six-membered rings. The nearly planar benzimidazole portion (r.m.s. deviation = 0.008 Å) and the nearly planar 2,7-naphthyridin-1-one portion (r.m.s. deviation = 0.022 Å) of the fused-ring system are slightly twisted, with a dihedral angle of 9.47 (8)°, owing to the tetrahedral nature of the two methylene linkages in the central six-membered ring. The secondary N atom acts as a hydrogen-bond donor to the water molecule of crystallization. In the crystal, the amino and hydroxy groups, and the water molecule are engaged in hydrogen bonding, generating a three-dimensional network.