Mild, selective and switchable transfer reduction of nitroarenes catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

…, S Ye, HQ Li, YM Liu, Y Cao, KN Fan

Index: Liu, Xiang; Ye, Sen; Li, Hai-Qian; Liu, Yong-Mei; Cao, Yong; Fan, Kang-Nian Catalysis Science and Technology, 2013 , vol. 3, # 12 p. 3200 - 3206

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Citation Number: 34

Abstract

A highly versatile and flexible gold-based catalytic system has been developed for the controlled and selective transfer reduction of nitroarene using 2-propanol as a convenient hydrogen source under mild conditions. Depending on the specific reaction conditions, multiple products including azoxyarenes, symmetric or asymmetric azoarenes and anilines can be obtained respectively via a controlled reduction of the nitro aromatics with good to ...