Issue 80, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Hydrogenation of nitroarenes using defined iron–phosphine catalysts†

Gerrit Wienhöfer,a   Mario Baseda-Krüger,a   Carolin Ziebart,a   Felix A. Westerhaus,a   Wolfgang Baumann,a   Ralf Jackstell,a   Kathrin Jungea  and  Matthias Beller*a  

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a Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Albert Einstein Straße. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
E-mail: matthias.beller@catalysis.de
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Abstract

A novel iron-catalyzed hydrogenation of nitroarenes to the corresponding amines is reported. An in situ combination of Fe(BF4)2·6H2O and phosphine allows for highly selective hydrogenation of a broad range of aromatic and nitroarenes tolerating different functional groups.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC42983K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Jun 2013
Accepted
17 Jul 2013
First published
18 Jul 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 9089-9091

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Hydrogenation of nitroarenes using defined iron–phosphine catalysts

G. Wienhöfer, M. Baseda-Krüger, C. Ziebart, F. A. Westerhaus, W. Baumann, R. Jackstell, K. Junge and M. Beller, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 9089 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42983K

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