Photoinduced Cleavage
of N-N Bonds of Aromatic Hydrazines and Hydrazides
by Visible Light

Mingzhao Zhu; Nan Zheng

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1260082

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Photoinduced Cleavage of N-N Bonds of Aromatic Hydrazines and Hydrazides by Visible Light

Mingzhao Zhu, Nan Zheng*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
Fax: +1(479)5754049; e-Mail: nzheng@uark.edu;

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A photocatalytic system involving [Ru(bpyrz)₃](PF₆)₂˙2H₂O, visible light, and air has been developed for cleavage of the N-N bonds of hydrazines and hydrazides. This catalytic system is generally effective for N,N-disubstituted hydrazine and hydrazide derivatives, including arylhydrazides, N-alkyl-N-arylhydrazines, and N,N-diarylhydrazines. The utility of this cleavage reaction has been demonstrated by synthesizing a variety of secondary aromatic amines.

Key words

nitrogen-nitrogen bonds - visible light - cleavage - ruthenium - amines

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