title: Enhanced reduction of C-N multiple bonds using sodium borohydride and an amorphous nickel catalyst.
abstract: Amorphous nickel powder (Ni(0)) was utilised as a catalyst under mild, aqueous, basic conditions for enhancing the sodium borohydride-mediated reduction of C-N multiple bonds such as oximes, imines, hydrazones and nitriles to produce the corresponding amines in good to excellent yields.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory Breeding Base-Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry for Drug, Hebei University of Science & Technology, Shijiazhuang, 050018, People's Republic of China. shouxin.liu@durham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Shouxin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yihua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.forename: Junzhang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whiting
mesh_terms: D001894:Borohydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D001894:Borohydrides; D002244:Carbon; D009532:Nickel; C025364:sodium borohydride; D009584:Nitrogen