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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 36, 2006 - Issue 18
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NaBH4/Charcoal: A New Synthetic Method for Mild and Convenient Reduction of Nitroarenes

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Pages 2699-2704 | Received 18 Jan 2006, Published online: 16 Feb 2007
 

Abstract

NaBH4 in the presence of charcoal (0.4–0.8 g) reduces varieties of nitroarenes to their corresponding amines. Reduction reactions were carried out in a mixture of H2O‐THF (1:0.5 mL) at 50–60°C with high to excellent yields of products.

Acknowledgment

The authors gratefully appreciate the financial support of this work by the research council of Urmia University.

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