Catalysis Communications

Catalytic activation of hydrazine hydrate by gold nanoparticles: Chemoselective reduction of nitro compounds into amines

PL Gkizis, M Stratakis, IN Lykakis

Index: Gkizis, Petros L.; Stratakis, Manolis; Lykakis, Ioannis N. Catalysis Communications, 2013 , vol. 36, p. 48 - 51

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Abstract

Supported gold nanoparticles (< 1mol%) catalyze for the first time the activation of NH2NH2 as a transfer hydrogenation agent. Aryl and alkyl nitro compounds are cleanly and selectively reduced into the corresponding amines in the presence of 4 equivalents of hydrazine. The reaction tolerates other potentially reducible functionalities such as carboxylate, carbonyl, cyano or halides which remain intact.