REDUCTION OF AROMATIC NITRO GROUPS WITH HEXAMETHYLDISILANE1): REACTIONS WITH HEXAMETHYLDISILANE AND FLUORIDE ION-II2).

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80128-3

Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds with hexamethyldisilane and fluoride ion in THF at 24 deg C gives the corresponding azo- and azoxy-compounds in high yields.Hexamethyldisilane converts commercial tetrabutylammoniumfluoride-dihydrate into a highly reactive catalyst.