Thereduction of nitro compounds arechemical reactions of wide interest in organic chemistry. The conversion can be affected by many reagents. Thenitro group was one of the firstfunctional groups to bereduced. Alkyl and aryl nitro compounds behave differently. Most useful is the reduction of aryl nitro compounds.
Hydrodenitration (replacement of a nitro group withhydrogen) is difficult to achieve but can be affected by catalytic hydrogenation overplatinum onsilica gel at high temperatures.[21]The reaction can also be effected through radical reaction withtributyltin hydride and a radical initiator,AIBN as an example.[22]
Nitro compounds are typically reduced tooximes using metal salts, such astin(II) chloride[34] orchromium(II) chloride.[35] Additionally, catalytic hydrogenation using a controlled amount of hydrogen can generate oximes.[36]
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