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The accumulation of hydroxylamines during the catalytic hydrogenation of several aromatic nitro compounds could be reduced from >40% to <1% by the addition of catalytic amounts of vanadium promoters, resulting in a faster reaction and purer products.
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Baumeister, P., Blaser, HU. & Studer, M. Strong reduction of hydroxylamine accumulation in the catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes by vanadium promoters. Catalysis Letters 49, 219–222 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019034128024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019034128024