5-Trifluoromethyl-3-thiazolines (3) and 5-trifluoromethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4 triazine (5) were conveniently synthesized from 3-(N-tert-butyl-N-methylhydrazono)-1,1,1-trifluoroalkan-2-ones (1) with the use of silica gel as an effective catalyst. 5-Trifluoromethylimidazole (6) was also obtained in good yield from 1.