title: Regio- and chemoselective catalytic transfer hydrogenation of aromatic nitro and carbonyl as well as reductive cleavage of azo compounds over novel mesoporous NiMCM-41 molecular sieves.
abstract: [reaction: see text] [corrected] Regio- and chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes and carbonyl compounds and reductive cleavage of azo compounds, including bulkier molecules, was achieved by the catalytic transfer hydrogenation method (CTH) using a novel nickel-containing mesoporous silicate (NiMCM-41) molecular sieve catalyst. In addition, the catalyst was also found to behave as a truly heterogeneous catalyst as the yield was practically unaffected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India.
authors.forename: Susanta K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: Sachin U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Sonavane
authors.forename: Radha V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: Parasuraman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selvam