title: 1,2,4,5-Tetra-phenyl-1H-imidazole.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(27)H(20)N(2), contains two independent mol-ecules, A and B. In both mol-ecules, the N atom in the 1-position and the C atom in the 5-position are statistically disordered [as 0.571 (8):0.429 (8) in A and 0.736 (9):0.264 (9) in B]. The phenyl rings in the 1-, 2-, 4- and 5-positions in A are twisted from the central imidazole ring by 84.3 (2), 21.6 (2), 21.5 (2) and 75.7 (2)°, respectively. The corresponding dihedral angles in B are 85.5 (2), 3.8 (2), 2.4 (2) and 81.7 (2)°, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Institute, Qiqihar University, Heilongjiang Qiqihar 161006,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhi-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Meng-Jiao
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Qi-Gang
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Deng