Chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes, aldehydes and ketones with propan-2-ol catalysed by Ni-stabilized zirconia
Abstract
Nickel-stabilized zirconia
(Zr
0.8
Ni
0.2
O
2
), a reusable, solid
catalyst, efficiently catalyses the chemoselective reduction of
nitroarenes, aldehydes and ketones using propan-2-ol and KOH, in the
liquid phase, exhibiting the reactivity order NO
2
>>
C![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e001.gif)
O > C–X >>CC.
O > C–X >>CC.
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