Crystal structure of (5-methyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)methanol.

In the title compound, C9H10N2O, the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine moiety is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.024†à ). The methanol group is nearly perpendicular to its mean plane as indicated by the C-C-C-O and N-C-C-O torsion angles of 80.04†(16) and -96.30†(17)°, respectively. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R (2) 2(10) ring motif. The dimers are liked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, enclosing R (2) 2(10) ring motifs and forming ribbons along [201]. The ribbons are linked via a number of π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances vary from 3.4819†(8) to 3.7212†(8)†à ], forming a three-dimensional structure.