Issue 39, 2011

Efficient and highly selective iron-catalyzed reduction of nitroarenes

Abstract

Pyrolysis of iron–phenanthroline complexes supported on carbon leads to highly selective catalysts for the reduction of structurally diverse nitroarenes to anilines in 90–99% yields. Excellent chemoselectivity for the nitro group reduction is demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Efficient and highly selective iron-catalyzed reduction of nitroarenes

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Jun 2011
Accepted
27 Jul 2011
First published
07 Sep 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 10972-10974

Efficient and highly selective iron-catalyzed reduction of nitroarenes

R. V. Jagadeesh, G. Wienhöfer, F. A. Westerhaus, A. Surkus, M. Pohl, H. Junge, K. Junge and M. Beller, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10972 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13728J

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