The title nitro-pyrrole-based compounds, C7H8N2O4, (I) (ethyl 4-nitro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxyl-ate), its derivative C12H14N2O4, (II) [ethyl 4-nitro-1-(4-pent-yn-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxyl-ate], C15H26N4O3, (III) {N-[3-(di-methyamino)prop-yl]-1-isopentyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide}, and C20H27N9O5, (IV) {1-(3-azido-prop-yl)-4-(1-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamido)-N-[2-(morpholin-4-yl)eth...