@article { ISI:000284454600041,
	title = {Ru(II) phenanthroline complex as catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitro-aryls in a green process},
	journal = {Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research},
	volume = {49},
	number = {23},
	year = {2010},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {12180-12184},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Ru(II) Phenanthroline [Ru(II)(Phen)(n) where n = 1,2,3] complexes were used as highly chemoselective catalysts for hydrogenation of nitro aryls using molecular hydrogen in an aqueous media. Water, universal solvent, was used as a reaction mixture for hydrogenation of nitro-aryls to make the process green. The chemoselectivity in hydrogenation of substituted nitrobenzene to substituted aniline was obtained as high as \&gt;99\% at about complete conversion of substituted nitrobenzene. The parametric effects, including effect of solvent, effect of ligand, effect of metal to ligand ratio, effect of temperature and pressure, were studied in detail to obtain the best results. The Ru(Phen)(n) was characterized by FTIR, UV-vis, and XPS.</p>},
	issn = {0888-5885},
	doi = {10.1021/ie1015969},
	author = {Deshmukh, Amit A. and Prashar, Atul K. and Kinage, Anil K. and Kumar, Rajiv and Meijboom, Reinout}
}
