Table 2. Chemoselective hydrogenation of different substituted nitroarenes to the corresponding anilines over the 5.03% Na–2.16% Pt/FeO x catalyst a .
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| Entry | Substrate | Product | Time (min) | Yield (%) |
| 1 |
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32 | 92.7 |
| 2 |
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40 | 97.2 |
| 3 |
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20 | 96.3 |
| 4 |
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60 | 94.8 |
| 5* |
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85 | 95.7 |
| 6+ |
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70 | 96.8 |
aPretreatment conditions: 5 ml toluene, 1 MPa H2, 40 °C, 1 h. Reaction conditions: T = 40 °C, P = 3 bar, Pt/substrate = 0.22 mol%, 5 ml reaction mixture, 0.5 mmol substrate, toluene as solvent. *Pt/substrate = 0.44 mol%, T = 50 °C, P = 6 bar. + T = 50 °C, P = 6 bar.