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Synlett 1993; 1993(10): 791-793
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-22611
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Reduction of Nitrobenzene with Sodium Borohydride-Copper(II) Sulfate System: A Reinvestigation

Jacques Drouin* , Sandrine Gauthier, Olivier Patricola, Pierre Lantéri, Rémi Longeray
  • *Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique Appliquée, Bât. 308, Université Claude Bernard-Lyon I, 43, Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622-Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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19 March 2002 (online)

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The reduction of nitrobenzene with sodium borohydride and copper(II) sulfate in ethanol1 could not be reproduce, but borohydride-Copper(II) acetate in ethanol works satisfactorily and gives yields equal or superior to those obtained in methanol2.