Effective<i>N</i>-methylation of nitroarenes with methanol catalyzed by a functionalized NHC-based iridium catalyst: a green approach to<i>N</i>-methyl amines

Abstract

An Ir–NHC compound catalyzes the borrowing-hydrogen reduction of nitroarenes into<italic>N</italic>-methyl amines with methanol through a direct mechanism.