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Product Code B1661-1g
Price $237 ex. VAT

A rigid fluorinated heterocyclic building block

Used as ligands and APIs in application of OLEDs, DSSCs and drug discovery


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole (CAS number 25371-96-4) is a trifluoromethyl substituted benzene ring connecting to an imidazole at ortho-position. By having a carbon-carbon single bond connected benzene and imidazole, 1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole shows strong binding affinity to transition metals such as iridium (Ir) and ruthenium (Ru). The homoleptic iridium(III)-phenylimidazole complexes show high photoluminescence quantum yields (53%) and in OLED devices they display high current efficiency of 20 cd/A at luminance of 1000 cd/m2. A cyclometalated ruthenium complex with phenylimidazole is used as a chromogenic sensor for detecting fluoride in acetonitrile, showing a red shift from 565 nm to 618 nm (solution colour changed from red to green).

1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole has been vastly investigated as an inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase which is involved in depression and anxiety. 1-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole (30 mg/kg/day) shows significant antidepressant-like effect in vitro and in vivo study.

Multiple functional groups

Multiple functional groups

For facile synthesis

Fluorinated building block

Fluorinated imidazole building block

For drug discovery, biochemistry, and OLEDs

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General Information


CAS Number 25371-96-4
Chemical Formula C10H7F3N2
Full Name 1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-imidazole
Molecular Weight 212.17 g/mol
Synonyms TRIM, 1-(1H-Imidazol-1-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzene
Classification / Family Fluorinated building block, Heterocyclic building block, OLEDs, APIs

Chemical Structure


1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole chemical structure, CAS 25371-96-4
1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole chemical structure, CAS 25371-96-4

Product Details


Purity 98%
Melting Point Tm = 50 °C – 53 °C
Appearance White powder

MSDS Documentation


1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Effects of neuronal and inducible NOS inhibitor 1-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole (TRIM) in unpredictable chronic mild stress procedure in mice, O. Mutlu et al., Pharmacol. Biochem Behav., 92, 82-87(2009); DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.10.013.
  2. A cycloruthenated 2phenylimidazole: chromogenic sensor for nitrite in acidic buffer and fluoride in CH3CN, Z. Li et al., New J. Chem., 47, 4911-4919(2023); DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ05227J.
  3. Homoleptic tris-cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes with phenylimidazole ligands for highly efficient sky-blue OLEDs, J. Zhuang et al., New J. Chem., 39, 246-253(2015); DOI: 10.1039/C4NJ01316F.
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