Efficient and highly selective iron-catalyzed reduction of nitroarenes?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2011-09-07 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13728J

Abstract

Pyrolysis of iron–phenanthroline complexes supported on carbon leads to highly selective catalysts for the reduction of structurally diverse nitroarenes to anilines in 90–99% yields. Excellent chemoselectivity for the nitro group reduction is demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Efficient and highly selective iron-catalyzed reduction of nitroarenes
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