posted on 2003-04-22, 00:00authored byStefano Cicchi, Marco Bonanni, Francesca Cardona, Julia Revuelta, Andrea Goti
A novel and simple procedure for reduction of hydroxylamines to the corresponding amines by means of indium powder in aqueous media
is reported. Applicability to one-pot reactions and isoxazolidine N−O bond reduction is also demonstrated. A catalytic version of the process
using 2−5% In in the presence of other metals (Zn, Al) has been successfully developed.