Selective conversion of nitroarenes using a carbon nanotube-ruthenium nanohybrid

Dhanaji V. Jawale (1) , Edmond Gravel (1) , Caroline Boudet (1) , Nimesh Shah (2) , Valérie Geertsen (3) , Haiyan Li (4) , Irishi N. N. Namboothiri (2) , Eric Doris (1)

1 SCBM - Service de Chimie Bio-Organique et de Marquage
2 IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
3 LIONS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire sur l'Organisation Nanométrique et Supramoléculaire
4 Xiamen University

Ruthenium nanoparticles were assembled on carbon nanotubes and the resulting nanohybrid was used in the hydrazine-mediated catalytic hydrogenation of various nitroarenes, at room temperature. Depending on the solvent, a selective transformation occurred, giving either access to the corresponding aniline or hydroxylamine derivative.

Domaines: Chimie; Matériaux

Dhanaji V. Jawale, Edmond Gravel, Caroline Boudet, Nimesh Shah, Valérie Geertsen, et al.. Selective conversion of nitroarenes using a carbon nanotube-ruthenium nanohybrid. Chemical Communications, 2015, 51 (9), pp.1739-1742. ⟨10.1039/C4CC09192B⟩. ⟨hal-01187788⟩