Oxygen as moderator in the zinc-mediated reduction of aromatic nitro to azoxy compounds

Faiz Ahmed Khan, Ch Sudheer

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Abstract

A simple and useful protocol for the reduction of nitro arenes to their corresponding azoxy derivatives by employing zinc and NH4Cl in a mixture of [bmim][BF4] and water is described. The selective reduction of nitro to azoxy is attributed to the hitherto unknown moderating effect of oxygen on zinc metal.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3394-3396
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume50
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2009
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
We thank the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, for financial assistance. F.A.K. acknowledges the DST for a Swarnajayanti Fellowship.

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