%0 Journal Article %T High Functionalization of 5-Nitro-1H-imidazole Derivatives: The TDAE Approach %A Thierry Juspin %A Laura Zink %A Maxime D. Crozet %A Thierry Terme %A Patrice Vanelle %J Molecules %D 2011 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules16086883 %X We report herein the synthesis of substituted 2-[4-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)phenyl]-1-arylethanols, ethyl 3-[4-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-phenyl]-2-hydroxypropanoate and 2-[4-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzyl]-2-hydroxy-acenaphthylen-1(2H)-one from the reactions of 4-[4-(chloromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole with various aromatic carbonyl and a-carbonyl ester derivatives using tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene (TDAE) methodology. %K TDAE %K 5-nitro-1H-imidazole %K arylethanol %K carbonyl derivatives %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/8/6883