| abstract |
The present invention provides a 1-substituted-4-nitroimidazole compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereofn n n n n n n n [Wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkoxy group-substituted lower alkyl group, a phenyl-lower alkoxy group-substituted lower alkyl group, a cyano-substituted lower alkyl group, a phenyl which may have a lower alkoxy group as a substituent on the phenyl ring A lower alkyl group or a group of the formula -CH 2 R A ; X is a halogen atom or a group of the formula -S (O) nR 1 ] and a process for preparing the same. The compound of the general formula (1) is useful as an intermediate for various pharmaceuticals, synthetic intermediates of pesticides, in particular for anti-TB drugs. |