Reduction of Nitroarenes to Azoxybenzenes by Potassium Borohydride in Water
The synthesis of the azoxybenzenes by the reduction of nitroarenes with reducing agent potassium borohydride in water was reported for the first time. PEG-400 was used as a phase transfer catalyst and could effectively catalyze the reduction. The electronic effects of substituent groups play an impo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/5/3563/ |