Ruthenium-catalysed chemoselective alkylation of nitroarenes with alkanols
Shuangshuang Ma, Rui Sun, Ziheng Zhang, Zhengkun Yu, Bao‐Hua Xu
Abstract
The alkylation of nitroarenes with akanols catalysed by the phosphinesulfonate ruthenium complex was reported. It displays different reactivity and chemoselectivity depending on the acid–base conditions, delivering diverse anilines from nitroarenes.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryRutheniumAlkylationOrganic chemistryCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods