Reduction of nitro compounds

Reduction of nitro compounds

The chemical reactions described as reduction of nitro compounds can be facilitated by many different reagents and reaction conditions. Historically, the nitro group was one of the first functional groups to be reduced, due to the ease of nitro-group reduction.

Nitro-groups behave differently whether a neighboring hydrogen is present or not. Thus, reduction conditions can be initially classified by starting materials: aliphatic nitro compounds or aromatic nitro compounds. Secondary classifications are based upon reaction products.

Contents

Aliphatic nitro compounds

Reduction to hydrocarbons

Generalization of the reduction of a nitroalkane to an alkane

Hydrodenitration (replacement of a nitro group with hydrogen) is difficult to achieve, but can be completed by catalytic hydrogenation over platinum on silica gel at high temperatures.[1]

Reduction to amines

Generalization of the reduction of a nitroalkane to an amine

Aliphatic nitro compounds can be reduced to aliphatic amines using several different reagents:

α,β-Unsaturated nitro compounds can be reduced to saturated amines using:

  • Catalytic hydrogenation over palladium-on-carbon
  • Iron metal
  • Lithium aluminium hydride[6] (Note: Hydroxylamine and oxime impurities are typically found.)

Reduction to hydroxylamines

Generalization of the reduction of a nitroalkane to a hydroxylamine

Aliphatic nitro compounds can be reduced to aliphatic hydroxylamines using diborane.[7]

Reduction to oximes

Generalization of the reduction of a nitroalkane to an oxime

Nitro compounds are typically reduced to oximes using metal salts, such as stannous chloride[8] or chromium(II) chloride.[9] Additionally, catalytic hydrogenation using a controlled amount of hydrogen can generate oximes.[10]

Aromatic nitro compounds

The reduction of aryl nitro compounds can be finely tuned to obtain a different products typically in high yields.

Reduction to anilines

Generalization of the reduction of a nitroarene to aniline

Many methods for the production of anilines from aryl nitro compounds exist, such as:

It is also possible to form a nitroaniline by reduction of a dinitroarene using sodium sulfide.[16]

Metal hydrides are typically not used to reduce aryl nitro compounds to anilines because they tend to produce azo compounds. (See below)

Reduction to hydroxylamines

Several methods for the production of aryl hydroxylamines from aryl nitro compounds exist:

Reduction to hydrazo compounds

Treatment of nitroarenes with excess zinc metal results in the formation of N,N'-diarylhydrazine.[20]

Reduction to azo compounds

Generalization of the reduction of a nitroarene to an azo compound

Treatment of aromatic nitro compounds with metal hydrides gives good yields of azo compounds. For example, one could use:

Reduction to azoxy compounds

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