The Claisen‐Schmidt condensation of 1‐(triphenylmethyl)‐2‐imidazolecarboxaldehyde with acetophenones yielded 1‐aryl‐3‐[1‐(triphenylmethyl)‐2‐imidazolyl]propen‐1‐ones 7. Selective catalytic hydrogenation over platinum of 7 furnished 1‐aryl‐3‐(2‐imidazolyl)‐1‐propanones 8. An alternate synthesis of 8 started with sodium borohydride reduction of 7 to give allylic alcohols, 1‐aryl‐3‐[1‐(triphenylmethyl)‐2‐imidazolyl]‐2‐propen‐1‐ols 10, which were rearranged by hot aqueous sodium to 8. Acid hydrolysis of 8 provided the title compounds and triphenylmethanol.