Reductive Cleavage of Azo Compounds Catalysed by Commercial Zinc Dust and Hydrazinium Monoformate as a New Hydrogen Donor for Heterogeneous Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation

Abstract

Azo compounds are reductively cleaved to amine/s at reflux temperature within 15 min by employing less expensive commercial zinc dust and hydrazinium monoformate, a new hydrogen donor for catalytic transfer hydrogenation.