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| Synlett 2007: 2557-2558
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986628 |
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
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Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl and DBU Reduction of Nitro Compounds under Microwave Irradiation
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| John Spencer*, Nazira Anjum, Hiren Patel, Rajendra P. Rathnam, Jason Verma |
School of Science, University of Greenwich at Medway, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
Fax: +44(208)3319805; e-Mail: j.spencer@gre.ac.uk;
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5 July 2007 |
Abstract
An ethanolic mixture of molybdenum hexacarbonyl and DBU mediates the reduction of nitroarenes to the corresponding anilines in excellent yields in 15-30 minutes under microwave irradiation. Key words
amines - microwave - molybdenum - nitroarenes - reductions Spencer, J.; Rathnam, R. P.; Patel, H.; Anjum, N., manuscript in preparation. | |
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