Efficient reducing system based on iron for conversion of nitroarenes to anilines

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-665

  Xiao, Zhu Ping ^a   Wang, Ying Chun ^a   Du, Gao Yu ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Luo, Tao ^a   Yi, Shou Fu ^a  

^a JISHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aniline; Fe NH4Cl acetone H2O; Nitroarene; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; IRON; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 76349113347     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903009455     Document Type: Article

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