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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The retrieved papers document the reduction of nitrobenzene and related nitroaromatic compounds using various catalytic and acidic or proton-donating conditions, confirming that the process proceeds through stepwise electron and proton transfers involving defined intermediates.

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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

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Shizunobu Hashimoto, Koji Kano, Kazuo Ueda. Photochemical Reduction of Nitrobenzene and Its Reduction Intermediates. IX. The Photochemical Reduction of 4-Nitropyridine in a Hydrochloric Acid-Isopropyl Alcohol Solution. 1971. https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.44.1102

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.

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Dao V, Vuong TH, Nga NK, Mejía E. Phenazine-Based Homogeneous Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes Under Mild Conditions.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules31071063

Paper 7 confirms that the reduction of nitroarenes involves stepwise electron and proton transfer mechanisms forming reactive species.

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