1,3-Dibenzyl-5-chloro-1H-benzimidazol-2(3H)-one.

In both independent mol-ecules of the title compound, C(21)H(17)ClN(2)O, the aromatic rings of the benzyl substituents are located on opposite sides of the benzimidazole ring systems. In one mol-ecule, the rings are aligned at 77.0†(1) and 78.1†(1)° with respect to the fused-ring system, whereas in the other mol-ecule the rings are aligned at 76.0†(1) and 76.9†(1)°. There is an inter-molecular Cl⋯O contact of 3.086†(1)†à .