Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to amines using zinc and aqueous chelating ethers: Mild and efficient method for zinc activation

Chemical Papers

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 772-778

  Kumar, Pookot Sunil ^a   Lokanatha Rai, Kuriya M ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

aqueous medium; chelating ether; dioxolane; reduction; zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871746139     PISSN: 03666352     EISSN: 13369075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11696-012-0195-6     Document Type: Article

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