Nitrobenzene reduces to aniline in catalytic and acidic media through a multi-step intermediate pathway
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Evidence from catalytic and acidic media studies supports the multi-step intermediate pathway for the reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline.
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Photochemical Reduction of Nitrobenzene and Its Reduction Intermediates. IX. The Photochemical Reduction of 4-Nitropyridine in a Hydrochloric Acid-Isopropyl Alcohol Solution
1971 · cited by 6
Paper 3 demonstrates that acidic media promote the protonation and subsequent step-by-step reduction of nitro-compounds through distinct intermediates.
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Phenazine-Based Homogeneous Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes Under Mild Conditions.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 7 confirms that the reduction of nitroarenes involves stepwise electron and proton transfer mechanisms forming reactive species.