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

The catalytic possibilities of coordination compounds of transition metals in the chemistry of aromatic nitro-compounds are discussed. The catalytic (including enzymic) reduction of aromatic nitro-compounds by various reductants, namely molecular hydrogen, 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 the aromatic nitro-compound or to reduction products, is discussed. The structures of these complexes are classified.
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