Tetrahedron

Reductive monoalkylation of nitro aryls in one-pot

MO Sydnes, M Kuse, M Isobe

Index: Sydnes, Magne O.; Kuse, Masaki; Isobe, Minoru Tetrahedron, 2008 , vol. 64, # 27 p. 6406 - 6414

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Abstract

The scope of the serendipitous reductive monoalkylation of ethyl (4-methoxy-3-nitrophenyl) acetate taking place during reduction of the nitro functionality to the corresponding primary amine when treated with hydrogen (1atm) over Pd/C (10%) in ethanol is investigated. Upon prolonged reaction time the reaction conducted in ethanol and methanol yields significant amount of the corresponding secondary amines, while when performed in n-butanol and i- ...