ABSTRACT>
Azides can be easily reduced to the corresponding amines with Sm/NiCl2·6H2O in excellent yields under mild and neutral conditions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 29872010), the NSF of Zhejiang Province, China, and the Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences for financial support.