Sodium hydroxide-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds and nitroarenes using ethanol or isopropanol as both solvent and hydrogen donor

• Published in: Journal of molecular catalysis. A, Chemical Vol. 400; pp. 14 - 21
• Main Authors: Wang, Dong, Deraedt, Christophe, Ruiz, Jaime, Astruc, Didier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Carbonyl; Catalysis; Ethanol; Nitroarene; Sodium hydroxide; Transfer hydrogenation; Transfer hydrogenation; Nitroarene; Catalysis; Ethanol; Carbonyl; Sodium hydroxide

[Display omitted] •Sodium hydroxide catalyze aryl ketone hydrogenation in ethanol at 80°C.•Sodium hydroxide reduces nitroarene to azoxyarene and azoarene in alcohols.•Selectivity in nitroarene reduction is strongly dependent on the alcohol structure. The development of a clean and renewable energy c...