The reactions of N-tert-butyl-α-phenylnitrone (PBN) and 5,5-dimethyl-4,5-dihydropyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) with a series of N-heteroaromatic bases have been studied in different solvents (benzene, dichloromethane, acetonitrile) in the presence of such oxidants as PbO2, chloranil and tetrabutylammon…