P. Vanelle et al., Synthesis of tetrasubstituted ethylenic compounds from a gem-trichloroimidazole derivative by electron transfer reactions, SYNLETT, (6), 1999, pp. 801-803
New 5-nitroimidazoles bearing a tetrasubstituted ethylenic double bond in 2
-position were synthesized in high yields by the reaction of secondary nitr
onate anions with a new reductive alkylating agent, 1-methyl-2-trichloromet
hyl-5-nitroimidazole Consecutive S(RN)1 and E(RC)1 mechanisms were followed
in these processes.