Resumen de Nitrobenzene reduction catalized by soluble carbonylrhodium complexes of methyl and dimethyl pyridine ligands

M Bartolinp, J. Molina, M. C. Ortega, P Sojo, A. J. Pardey, C Longo, S. A Moya, Rodney P. Feazell

• The catalytic reduction of nitrobenzene by rhodium(I) complexes of the type CM-[Rh(CO)2(amine)2](PF6) (amine = 2-methylpyridine, 3-methylpyridine, 4-methylpyridine, or 2,6-dimethylpyridine) in methanol under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide is described. A single organic product, aniline, is seen in the post-reaction mixture. The amount of product formed depends upon the nature of the amine coordinated to the rhodium center