Heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation of 4-nitrodiphenylamine to p-phenylenediamines

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  • ABAnkur A. Banerjee
    Ankur A. Banerjee
  • DMDoble Mukesh
    Doble Mukesh
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Abstract
p-Phenylenediamine analogues have been prepared from 4-nitrodiphenylamine (1) by catalytic transfer hydrogenation in one stage; the process can be extended to the general condensation of a nitro compound with an alcohol (with Raney nickel as catalyst) or a ketone (with palladium as catalyst).