1-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]imidazole

CAS Number 25371-96-4

Chemistry Building Blocks, Fluorinated Building Blocks, Heterocyclic Building Blocks, Materials, Monomers

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

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

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

For facile synthesis

Fluorinated imidazole building block

For drug discovery, biochemistry, and OLEDs

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High purity

>98% High purity

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

Product Details

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

MSDS Documentation

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

Literature and Reviews

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.
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.
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.

Ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complexes with cyclometalated NHC ligands, Inorg. Chem., 56(12), 7217–7229(2017); DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00831.
The antinociceptive effect of 1-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl) imidazole (TRIM), a potent inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in vitro, in the mouse, R. Handy et al., Br. J. Pharmacol., 116, 2349-2350(1995); DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb15078.x.