THE REDUCTION OF BENZOFUROXANS BY FERROUS SALTS AND BY THIOPHENOL

Abstract Treatment of benzofuroxan derivatives with ferrous sulphate in DMSO/water solution affords in high yield o-nitroanilines. o-Nitroaniline was also obtained by reduction of benzofuroxan with thiophenol in presence of catalytic amount of Fe2+ or Fe3+ salts.