Cooperative transformation of nitroarenes and biomass-based alcohols catalyzed by CuNiAlOx

Abstract

A simple CuNiAlO_x catalyst was prepared for the cooperative transformation of nitrobenzene derivatives and biomass-based alcohols. Under the optimized reaction conditions, a range of nitrobenzene derivatives can be smoothly converted into the corresponding amines and glycerol was directly transformed into 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one.