Nano-gold Catalyzed One-pot Synthesis of N-alkylated Anilines from Nitroarenes and Alcohols
The R&D Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis of the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), CAS, has developed one-step synthesis of N-alkylated anilines from nitrobenzenes and alcohols catalyzed by nano-gold catalyst. The yields to N-alkylated anilines were ~90% under relatively mild conditions. It is expected that the reaction can be applied in the clean and simple synthesis of N-alkylated anilines.