Reduction of Nitro‐Aryl Compounds with Zinc in the Presence of Poly[N‐(2‐aminoethyl)acrylamido]trimethylammonium Chloride as a Phase‐Transfer Catalyst

Abstract

The new polymeric phase‐transfer catalyst, poly[N‐(2‐aminoethyl)acrylamido]trimethylammonium chloride resin, catalyzes the reduction of nitroarenes to the corresponding aromatic amines with zinc powder in water and in high yields under mild conditions.

Keywords:

• Phase transfer catalyst
• nitro reduction
• zinc
• polyacrylamide

Acknowledgment

We are thankful to the Tehran University Research Council and the Shiraz University Research Council.