Reduction of Nitroarenes to Aromatic Amines with Sodium Borohydride in the Presence of Selenium and Actived Carbon

A selenium and actived carbon (AC) catalyst has been applied for the selective reduction of nitroarenes to their corresponding amines respectively using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing source un-der mild conditions. Under the optimized conditions, efficient and selective reduction of nitroarenes into the corresponding aromatic amines occurred over a recyclable selenium catalyst. The catalyst can be easily recovered after catalytic reaction and readily reused for 4 cycles with consistent activity hence reduces the cost of the catalyst. ？ 2015 BCREC UNDIP. All rights reserved. Received: 3rd May 2015; Revised: 5th October 2015; Accepted: 5th October 2015 How to Cite: Cai, K.Y., Zhou, Y.M. (2015). Reduction of Nitroarenes to Aromatic Amines with Sodium Borohydride in the Presence of Selenium and Actived Carbon. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10 (3): 275-280. (doi:10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8512.275-280) Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.10.3.8512.275-28