1-(1-((t-Butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)propan-2-yl)-2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole is an intermediate in synthesizing β,2-Dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol (D474905), which can be used as analyte in biological and analytical studies for determination of secnidazole and its related substances by HPLC.