“…NH 2 NH 2 4-Halo-5-nitroimidazoles enter into reaction similarly with N-nucleophiles. The reactions of compounds 52 with ammonia [55], amines [14,19,22,58], amino alcohols [19,59], amino acids [60], and derivatives of imidazole with a free NH group [20,59] An unusual reaction with N-nucleophiles, during which not only the halogen atom but also the NO 2 group is substituted by the N-nucleophile fragment, was described in the series of halonitro derivatives of imidazole and 2,2'-diimidazole. Thus, 4,4',5,5'-tetraphenylamino-2,2'-diimidazole was obtained when 4,4'-dibromo-5,5'-dinitro-2,2'-diimidazole was boiled in aniline [66].…”