The Antifungal Drug Clotrimazole

The structure of the title compound, 1-[(2-chlorophenyl)diphenylmethyl]-1H-imidazole, C₂₂H₁₇ClN₂, has been determined. The molecular conformation showed a weathercock-type structure and the three phenyl rings are almost perpendicular to the imidazole ring. The distances between the centres of the three phenyl rings and the centre of the imidazole ring are in the range 4.52-4.54 Å.

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