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Azo compounds are reductively cleaved to amine/s at reflux temperature within 15 min by employing less expensive commercial zinc dust and hydrazinium monoformate, a new hydrogen donor for catalytic transfer hydrogenation.

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Reductive Cleavage of Azo Compounds Catalysed by Commercial Zinc Dust and Hydrazinium Monoformate as a New Hydrogen Donor for Heterogeneous Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation †

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