1,2-Eliminations in a novel reductive coupling of nitroarenes to give azoxy arenes by sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide.
[reaction: see text]. Symmetric azoxy arenes were successfully prepared in one step from 2 equiv of the corresponding nitroarenes by use of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide as the deoxygenating agents in THF at 150 degrees C in a sealed tube.
Hwu
Jih Ru
JR
Organosilicon and Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China. jrhwu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
Das
Asish R
AR
Yang
Chia Wei
CW
Huang
Jiann-Jyh
JJ
Hsu
Ming-Hua
MH