Science (New York, N.Y.), 313(5785), 332-334 (2006-07-22)
The selective reduction of a nitro group when other reducible functions are present is a difficult process that often requires stoichiometric amounts of reducing agents or, if H2 is used, the addition of soluble metals. Gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2
A protocol for the chemoselective hydrogenation of nitro compounds to the corresponding anilines by means of supported gold catalysts is described. Nitro groups on different compounds--containing double bonds, carbonyl, nitrile or amide groups--have been successfully hydrogenated on supported gold nanoparticles
A series of π-extended phosphorescent palladium(II) and platinum(II) porphyrin complexes were synthesized, in which additional benzene rings are fused radially onto at least one of the four peripheral benzo groups. The photophysical properties of the metalloporphyrins palladium(II)-meso-tetra-(4-fluorophenyl)mononaphthotribenzoporphyrin (Pd1NF), cis-palladium(II)-meso-tetra-(4-fluorophenyl)dibenzodinaphthoporphyrin (Pd2NF)