- Iron and palladium(II) phthalocyanines as recyclable catalysts for reduction of nitroarenes
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Iron(II) and palladium(II) phthalocyanines have been established as recyclable heterogeneous catalysts for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to corresponding amines using diphenylsilane/sodium borohydride as hydrogen sources in ethanol. Various reducible functional groups, such as acetyl, ester, cyano, amide, sulphonamide and carboxylic acid etc. were well tolerated, and the methods were applicable up to gram scale. Mechanistic studies showed that reduction of nitro group proceed through direct (nitroso) pathway and possibly iron or palladium phthalocyanines activates nitro group for reduction. FePc and PdPc also catalyzed the generation of hydrogen from the combination of diphenylsilane/sodium borohydride and ethanol.
- Verma, Praveen Kumar,Bala, Manju,Thakur, Kavita,Sharma, Upendra,Kumar, Neeraj,Singh, Bikram
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p. 1258 - 1267
(2014/07/21)
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- A practical and chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes to anilines using activated iron
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Reduction of nitroarenes to anilines using activated iron generated by Fe/HCl or Zn/FeSO4 is described. A variety of functional groups such as alkyne, ketone, enone, nitrile, lactone, and aromatic halide are well tolerated under these conditions.
- Liu, Yugang,Lu, Yansong,Prashad, Mahavir,Repic, Oljan,Blacklock, Thomas J.
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p. 217 - 219
(2007/10/03)
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