title: HSiCl3-Mediated Reduction of Nitro-Derivatives to Amines: Is Tertiary Amine-Stabilized SiCl2 the Actual Reducing Species?
abstract: The mechanism of a recently reported, highly chemoselective metal-free protocol of wide general applicability for the reduction of aromatic and aliphatic nitro-derivatives to amines has been investigated. The reaction is supposed to occur through the generation of a Si(II) reducing species; quantum mechanical calculations, and spectroscopic and experimental data strongly suggest the tertiary amine-stabilized dichlorosilylene to be the most probable reducing agent.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orlandi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benaglia
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tosi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Annunziata
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cozzi