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284 Chemoselective HydrogenationThe CCH and ECH <strong>of</strong> p-cyanonitrobenzene (7) at pH 12-13 gave the threeproducts shown in Scheme 3 with low selectivities for the formation <strong>of</strong> p-cyanoaniline (8) respectively <strong>of</strong> 8-13% (82% mass balance) and 7% (65% massbalance). In neutral medium, the ECH <strong>of</strong> 7 has been reported to be very efficient,giving only p-cyanoaniline (8) in a quantitative yield (1, 3).NCNO 2NH 2NH 2NH 2HN NHCCNN7 8 910CNCCH (pH 12.5) 36-47% 17-8%29-27%ECH (pH 12.5) 27% 10% 38%ECH (pH 6) (1, 3) 100% n.d n.dScheme 3The CCH and ECH <strong>of</strong> the o-nitrodioxolane 11 was very selective giving onlythe corresponding o-aminodioxolane 12 (Scheme 4). No cleavage <strong>of</strong> the dioxolanering giving the aminodiol 13 and cyclohexanone by hydrogenolysis <strong>of</strong> the benzylicC−O bond was observed. Such cleavage did occur upon ECH on a RNi electrodeunder the same basic conditions (60% yield <strong>of</strong> 13).ONO 2OONH 2OHONH 2OH11 12CCH (pH 12.5) 100%ECH (pH 12.5) 92%13Scheme 4The CCH <strong>of</strong> 2-(p-nitrobenzyl)-2-nitropropane (14) allowed the selectivereduction <strong>of</strong> the nitroaryl group, without reduction <strong>of</strong> the tertiary nitroalkyl group,giving 85-93% <strong>of</strong> 2-(p-aminobenzyl)-2-nitropropane (15) (Scheme 5). No diamino

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