(±)-1-(1-Allyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanol.

The title compound, C12H14N2O, was obtained by reaction of (±)-1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethanol with 3-bromo-prop-1-ene. The asymmetric unit contains four crystallographically independent mol-ecules. In the crystal, mol-ecules 1 and 2 are linked via O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along [010]. Molecules 3 and 4 are linked to these chains via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.