2-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-1H-benzimid­azole

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C14H10N2O2, contains two independent mol­ecules. In each mol­ecule, the benzodioxole ring system displays an envelope conformation, with the methyl­ene C atom located at the flap deviating by 0.081 (2) and 0.230 (2) A from the mean plane formed by the other atoms. The dihedral angles between the benzo­imidazole ring system (all atoms) and the benzodioxole benzene ring are 15.35 (6) and 10.99 (7)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into chains running along the [101].