The reaction of 3-chloro-2-chloromethyl-1-(1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)prop-1-ene with 2-nitropropane anion which gives three products is shown to proceed by an initial S(RN)1 mechanism followed by another S(RN)1 leading to the bis-C-alkylation product or S(N)2 or S(N)2' and Michael reactions.
The reaction of 3-chloro-2-chloromethyl-1-(1-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-2-yl)prop-1-ene with 2-nitropropane anion which gives three products is shown to proceed by an initial S(RN)1 mechanism followed by another S(RN)1 leading to the bis-C-alkylation product or S(N)2 or S(N)2' and Michael reactions.