Tetrahedron letters

A practical and selective reduction of nitroarenes using elemental sulfur and mild base

MA McLaughlin, DM Barnes

Index: McLaughlin, Maureen A.; Barnes, David M. Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 51 p. 9095 - 9097

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Abstract

A method was developed to reduce aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding anilines using sulfur and base. The method tolerates a range of functional groups on the benzene ring, avoids the use of hydrogen and transition metals and provides the anilines in moderate to high yields.