HETEROGENEOUS COBALT CARBONYL-NITROARENE REACTIONS. A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FROM THE HOMOGENEOUS PROCESS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(81)85016-4

Nitroarenes are converted to aromatic amines using dicobalt octacarbonyl on alumina.Product yields are dependent on the temperature at which the oxide is dried, as well as on the nature of the support.These results contrast with the homogeneous reaction which affords azo compounds.