Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds with hydrazine hydrate in the presence of the iron(III) oxide-MgO catalyst prepared from a MgFe hydrotalcite precursor

✍ Scribed by Pramod S Kumbhar; Jaime Sanchez-Valente; François Figueras

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 113 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(98)00264-0

✦ Synopsis

Iron(Ill) oxide-MgO catalyst prepared from a Mg-Fe hydrotalcite precursor shows high activity and selectivity for reduction of aromatic nitro compounds under mild reaction conditions. The catalyst is reusable and regenerable.