Chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes, aldehydes and ketones with propan-2-ol catalysed by Ni-stabilized zirconia

Abstract

Nickel-stabilized zirconia (Zr 0.8 Ni 0.2 O 2 ), a reusable, solid catalyst, efficiently catalyses the chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes, aldehydes and ketones using propan-2-ol and KOH, in the liquid phase, exhibiting the reactivity order NO 2 >> CO > C–X >>CC.