The Selective Reduction of 4-Propylthio-2-nitroaniline With CO Using Ru3(CO)12/PEDPA Complex as Cata

The Ru3(CO)12/PEDPA complex was firstly applied in the CO selective reduction of 4-propylthio-2-nitroaniline.The effects of reaction temperature,the pressure of CO and concentration of catalyst on the reduction were investigated.Under the optimum conditions of T=140oC,PCO=5.0MPa and substrate/catalyst=300(molar ratio),the conversion and selectivity were 70% and 98%,respectively.After simple phase separation,the catalyst could be recycled.