1-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-4-nitroimidazole and 1-(p-Acetylphenyl)-2-methyl-4-nitroimidazole

The title compounds, C₁₁H₁₁N₃O₃ and C₁₂H₁₁N₃O₃, are monomers. The angle between the planes of the phenyl and imidazole rings is 63.9 (6)° in the former compound and 51.8 (5)° in the latter. The nitro groups are twisted by 3.9 (5) and 5.1 (5)°, respectively, with respect to the imidazole rings.

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