Highly selective conversion of nitrobenzenes using a simple reducing system combined with a trivalent indium salt and a hydrosilane.
Controlling the type of indium salt and hydrosilane enables a highly selective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds into three coupling compounds, azoxybenzenes, azobenzenes and diphenylhydrazines, and one reductive compound, anilines.
Sakai
Norio
N
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan. sakachem@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp
Fujii
Kohji
K
Nabeshima
Shinya
S
Ikeda
Reiko
R
Konakahara
Takeo
T
D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry*; D009578:Nitrobenzenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*
D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D012492:Salts; D012821:Silanes; D007204:Indium