Crystal structure of (5-methyl­imidazo[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 Å). 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, mol­ecules are linked by O—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R²₂(10) ring motif. The dimers are liked via C—H...O hydrogen bonds, enclosing R²₂(10) ring motifs and forming ribbons along [201]. The ribbons are linked via a number of π–π inter­actions [centroid–centroid distances vary from 3.4819 (8) to 3.7212 (8) Å], forming a three-dimensional structure.