The reduction of 2-nitrofluorene to 2-aminofluorene has been described by both Strasburger'and Diek2 Strasburger carried out the reduction in acid solution by the use of tin and hydrochloric acid; Diels obtained almost quantitative results with zinc and calcium chloride under very nearly neutral conditions. In a recent paper by Korczynski, Karlowska and Kierzek3 appears the statement that 2-nitrofluorene may be easily reduced in alkaline ...
