Novel imidazole compound, material for electronic device, light-emitting element, and electronic device

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel imidazole compound whereby an electronic device having low drive voltage and high electric current efficiency can be obtained when the novel imidazole compound is used to form the electronic device. This imidazole compound is represented by general formula (1). (In formula (1), R 1 and R 2 are each the same as described in the specification.)