Abstract
Nitrofluorophenyl azide 1, azidofluorobenzaldehyde 2, azidofluorobenzoate ester 3, and aminonitrofluorophenyl azide 4 were selectively reduced in high yield to the corresponding anilines 5–8 with excess stannous chloride dihydrate in 2:1 ethyl acetate/ethanol at ambient temperature.