organic compounds
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In the title compound, C16H16Cl2N4, the imidazole ring mean plane makes a dihedral angle of 70.01 (1)° with the phenyl ring. The Cl atoms deviate by −0.0472 (6) and 0.0245 (8) Å from the plane of their attached benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked via pairs of C—HN hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers.