Abstract
Original 4‐arylsulfonylmethyl‐5‐nitroimidazoles were prepared by reacting four chloromethylaryl sulfones with 5‐nitroimidazole derivatives via a vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) of hydrogen reaction.
Acknowledgments
This work has been supported by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Universities of Aix‐Marseille. Authors thank C. Chapuis for technical support.