Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The anions of 2- and 4(5)-nitroimidazoles react with aliphatic substituted nitro compounds and p-nitrobenzyl chloride by a S RN 1 mechanism, or by oxidative addition to the anion of 2-nitropropane, to yield 1-alkyl-2-(or 4-)-nitroimidazoles. ... Personal communication, ...