The Journal of organic chemistry

Facile Preparation of Hydrazones by the Treatment of Azides with Hydrazines Catalyzed by FeCl3⊙ 6H2O

IC Barrett, JD Langille, MA Kerr

Index: Barrett, Ian C.; Langille, Jonathan D.; Kerr, Michael A. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2000 , vol. 65, # 19 p. 6268 - 6269

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Abstract

Recently, we reported that the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds was effected in high yields by treatment with N, N-dimethylhydrazine in the presence of catalytic ferric chloride hexahydrate. 1 While unsure of the exact mechanism of that reduction, we were curious as to whether this system would be effective in reducing other nitrogen functional groups, particularly the conversion of azides to amines, a commonly used and valuable ...