Chemoselective hydroborative reduction of nitro motifs using a transition-metal-free catalyst
Wubing Yao, Jiali Wang, Yinpeng Lou, Haijian Wu, Xinxin Qi, Jianguo Yang, Aiguo Zhong
Abstract
The first transition-metal-free catalysts for deoxygenative reduction of nitroarenes, nitro heteroarenes and even notoriously challenging nitroalkanes using pinacolborane have been reported.
Topics & Concepts
NitroChemistryCatalysisTransition metalReduction (mathematics)Combinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryGeometryAlkylMathematicsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistry