2 (5 Methyl 1,3,4 oxa­diazol 2 yl)phenyl acetate

For synthesis of the title compound, see: Woods et al. For similar structures, see Baker et al. , 2003); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008);

For our previous studies in the area of potentially bioactive molecules, see: Menasra et al. For further synthetic details, see: Wang et al. , 2005); program(s) used to

For the definition of ring-puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975). For related structures, see: Akkurt et al. For standard values of bond lengths, see: Allen et al.

For general background to benzimidazole derivatives, see: Lukevics et al. For similar structures, see: Akkurt et al. , 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97

For related structures, see: Keypour et al. For back- ground information on diimine complexes, see: Mahmoudi et al. , 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Shel-

(Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT ; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008);

For applications of N -benzyl-2-aminopyridines, see, for example: Laufer & Koch (2008); Koch et al. , 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Shel- drick,

(Bruker, 1999); data reduction: SAINT ; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997);