Zinc Dust used in the Reduction of Nitro benzene to Hydrazobenzene in Alkaline Solution.

Amination by Reduction

“…Tajima and Sasuga (44) have studied the effect of impurities in zinc powders used in the alkaline reduction of nitrobenzene to hydrazobenzene. The}• have "While classical metal-acid processes are still used to produce the bulk of the nation's aromatic amines, manufacturers today are increasingly turning to catalytic hydrogenation as a preferred process.…”