Simple and rapid hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol with aqueous formic acid in catalytic flow reactors

• Rahat Javaid,
• Shin-ichiro Kawasaki,
• Akira Suzuki and
• Toshishige M. Suzuki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1156–1163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.129

• have studied flow reactions, including the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, oxidation of organic dyes, carbon–carbon coupling, and conversion of formic acid to hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2), using catalytic tubular reactors [10][11][12][13]. p-Aminophenol is an important intermediate