Ru Nanoparticle Intercalated Montmorillonite Clay Catalytic System for the Reduction of Aliphatic/Aromatic Nitro Compounds

The Ru exchanged MMT clay was synthesized with different Ru metal stacking using the wet impregnation method. All the developed materials were analyzed with advanced analytical techniques. All the data were found in good agreement with each other. Furthermore, all the catalysts were tested for the reduction of aromatic and aliphatic nitro compounds to the corresponding amines in conventional and ionic liquid reaction mediums. The amines were easily isolated with simple ether washing in ionic liquid medium, and the catalyst was recycled up to 8 times. Various amines were also synthesized using the proposed methodology, having direct importance as building blocks of several biologically active compounds.