This compound can be obtained through two different ways from 4-(4-aminophenyl)-1H-imidazole (I): 1) By condensation of compound (I) with ethyl N-isopropylformimidate (II) in ethanol. 2) The reaction of compound (I) with ethyl N-cyanoformimidate (III) gives N'-cyano-N-(4-1H-imidazol-4-ylphenyl)formamidine (IV), which is treated with isopropylamine (V).