First Selective Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds Using Water Soluble Catalysts

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)02003-8

A new methodology has been developed which involves the reduction of substituted nitro aromatics to substituted anilines using a two phase system with water - soluble palladium catalysts.The nitro group was reduced selectively to an amine in up to 85percent yield whereby other functional groups i.e., ketone, nitrile, chloride and alkene were untouched.