Ruthenium Nanoparticle??Catalyzed, Controlled and Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes using Ethanol as a Hydrogen Source

JH Kim, JH Park, YK Chung…

Index: Kim, Ju Hyun; Park, Ji Hoon; Chung, Young Keun; Park, Kang Hyun Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2012 , vol. 354, # 13 p. 2412 - 2418

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Abstract

Aromatic amines are intermediates in the production of agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyes, polymers, and pigments.1 In general, aromatic amines are produced by a catalytic reduction of nitroarenes.2 However, other reducible groups could be reduced in the hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Thus, finding a catalytic system that can selectively reduce a nitro group without reducing other functional groups is a challenging task. In addition to hydrogen, other ...