Issue 12, 2013

Mild, selective and switchable transfer reduction of nitroarenes catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

Abstract

A highly versatile and flexible gold-based catalytic system has been developed for the controlled and selective transfer reduction of nitroarene using 2-propanol as a convenient hydrogen source under mild conditions. Depending on the specific reaction conditions, multiple products including azoxyarenes, symmetric or asymmetric azoarenes and anilines can be obtained respectively via a controlled reduction of the nitro aromatics with good to excellent yields in the presence of a reusable mesostructured ceria-supported gold (Au/meso-CeO2) catalyst. The overall operational simplicity, high chemoselectivity, functional-group tolerance and reusability of the catalyst make this approach an attractive and reliable tool for organic and process chemists.

Graphical abstract: Mild, selective and switchable transfer reduction of nitroarenes catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Jul 2013
Accepted
19 Aug 2013
First published
19 Aug 2013

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013,3, 3200-3206

Mild, selective and switchable transfer reduction of nitroarenes catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

X. Liu, S. Ye, H. Li, Y. Liu, Y. Cao and K. Fan, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3, 3200 DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00533J

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