1-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole-2-carbaldehyde → N-methyl-1-(1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)methanimine oxide

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The corresponding α-(1-ethyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)-N-methylnitrone, α-(1-propyl-5-nitroimidazol-2yl)-N-methylnitrone, and α[1-(2'-acetoxyethyl)-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl]-N-methylnitrone can be prepared in a similar fashion utilizing the respectively 1-substituted-2-formyl-5-nitroimidazoles disclosed in Examples 3 and 5. The corresponding α-(1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)-N-benzylnitrone can also be prepared using N-benzylhydroxylamine hydrochloride in the above reaction with 1-methyl-2-formyl-5-nitroimidazole.

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