Selective reduction of nitro-compounds to primary amines by nickel-catalyzed hydrosilylative reduction

The tolerances of many functional groups, e.g. aryl-chloride, aryl-bromide, alkene, alkynyl, ester, ether, oxhydryl, carboxylic acid, cyano group, nitrine, carbonyl, acyl, thioether and some heterocycles, were studied with unprecedentedly high chemoselectivity.