THE ELECTROREDUCTION OF AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUNDS IN NONAQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. PART I. THE REDUCTION OF NITROBENZENES IN ACID LIQUID AMMONIA SOLUTIONS
Abstract
ROMATIC NITRO COMPOUNDS, USEFUL AS CATHODES IN BATTERIES, WER REDUCED AT A LOW-RATE BY USING MERCURY CATHODE IN ACID LIQUID AMMONIA SOLUTIONS. The resultant data provide a reaction scheme for nitrobenzene in acid liquid ammonia. The end product of this r duc ion is phenylhydroxylamine. For nitroso-, azoxy-, or azobenzene the end product is hydrazobenzene. Analogously m-bis- ydroxylamino benzene is the end product of re uction of m-dini robenzene. Substitue ts were found to influence markedly the path and end products of reduction. Contrasted to m-dinitrobenzene, the ortho and para compounds are completely reduced to he amine . This me hod of low-rate reduction, as used to establish the reaction schem , is also believed to be a practical method of screening aromatic nitro compounds for use as cathodes in batteries. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0293446
Entities
People
- G.b. Matson
- W.s. Harris