Coordination Compounds of Transition Metals in the Chemistry ofAromatic Nitro-compounds

Abstract

The catalytic possibilities of coordination compounds of transition metals in the chemistry of aromatic nitro-compounds arediscussed. The catalytic (including enzymic) reduction of aromatic nitro-compounds by various reductants, namely molecularhydrogen, alkali metal tetrahydroborates, CO + H2O and CO + H2 mixtures, alcohols, secondary amines, etc., is considered.The interaction of aromatic nitro-compounds with transition metal complexes, leading either to complexes containing thearomatic nitro-compound or to reduction products, is discussed. The structures of these complexes are classified. The bibliography includes 236 references.