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Chemoselective reduction of aromatic nitro and azo compounds in ionic liquids using zinc and ammonium salts

FA Khan, J Dash, C Sudheer, RK Gupta

Index: Khan, Faiz Ahmed; Dash, Jyotirmayee; Sudheer; Gupta, Rakesh Kumar Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 42 p. 7783 - 7787

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Abstract

Nitroarenes were chemoselectively reduced to the corresponding amines using zinc and aqueous ammonium salts in ionic liquids as a safe and recyclable reaction medium. Our results specify the effect of ammonium salts in the process; the combination of Zn/NH4Cl in [bmim][PF6] or Zn/HCO2NH4 in [bmim][BF4] were the suitable conditions for the reduction of nitroarenes. Azobenzenes were also smoothly reduced to hydrazobenzenes with Zn/ ...