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Nitroimidazoles: Part XX- Reactions of 2,4-Dinitroimidazoles with 2-Haloethanols, 3-Chloropropionitrile and Propylene Oxide
Nagarajan, K.,Shenoy, S. J.
, p. 363 - 368 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of 2,4-dinitroimidazole (1) with 2-chloroethanol, 3-chloroethanol, 3-chloropropanol or 3-chloropropionitrile gives 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole (7) and not 4-chloro-5-nitroimidazole (3) as claimed in earlier literature. 1 and 2-bromoethanol likewise yield 2-bromo-4-nitroimidazole (11). 7 is methylated to isomeric methyl derivatives 8 and 13 and 11 to 12 and 14.In the reaction of 1 with 3-chloropropionitrile, other products 9, 10 and 16 have been isolated. 1 is unaffected by 2-chloropentane. 2-Chloroethanol and 1-methyl-2,4-dinitroimidazole (2) afford 8.HCl formed from hot 2-chloroethanol in the presence of nitroimdazoles seems to be responsible for the displacement of NO2 group at position-2 with chlorine. 1 and propylene oxide yield imidazooxazoline (18) and the dinitro alcohol (19) along with a small amount of the isomer 20. 19 is transformed to imidazooxazoline (21) by excess propylene oxide or piperidine. 7 and propylene oxide afford isomeric alcohols 26 and 27, the latter being readily transformed to 18.Piperidine opens the oxazoline ring 18 to yield 25. 1H NMR and 13C NMR data are used to derive new structures.
