DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF N-ARYL BENZAMIDES BY REDUCTIVE CARBONYLATION OF NITROARENES CATALYZED BY RHODIUM CARBONYLS IN BENZENE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1980.439

The reactions of nitroarenes, carbon monoxide, and benzene in the presence of Rh4(CO)12 or Rh6(CO)16 give N-aryl benzamides via the reductive carbonylation of nitroarenes and subsequent addition of benzene to the resulting aryl isocyanates.