Kumar, Pookot Sunil and Rai, Kuriya M. Lokanatha (2012) Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to amines using zinc and aqueous chelating ethers: Mild and efficient method for zinc activation. In: CHEMICAL PAPERS, 66 (8). pp. 772-778.
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Abstract
A mild, environmentally friendly method for reduction of aromatic nitro group to amine is reported, using zinc powder in aqueous solutions of chelating ethers. The donor ether acts as a ligand and also serves as a co-solvent. Water is the proton source. This procedure is also a new method for the activation of zinc for electron transfer reduction of aromatic nitro compounds. The reduction is accomplished in a neutral medium and other reducing groups remained unaffected. The ethers used are dioxolane, 1,4-dioxane, ethoxymethoxyethane, dimethoxymethane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, and diglyme.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publication: | CHEMICAL PAPERS |
Publisher: | VERSITA |
Additional Information: | Copy right for this article belongs to Versita, Solipska |
Keywords: | reduction;dioxolane;chelating ether;aqueous medium;zinc |
Department/Centre: | Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2012 10:13 |
Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2018 15:14 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/44817 |
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