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Hydrides are widely used in reduction reactions. In protic solvents, their hydrolysis generates molecular hydrogen as a second reducing agent. The competition between these two parallel reduction pathways has been overlooked so far since both typically yield the same product. We investigated the platinum‐catalyzed reduction of 4‐nitrothiophenol to 4‐aminothiophenol in aqueous sodium borohydride solution as a prominent model reaction, by using label‐free SERS monitoring in a microfluidic reactor. Kinetic analysis revealed a strong pH dependence. Surprisingly, only at pH>13 the reduction is driven exclusively by sodium borohydride. This study demonstrates the potential of microfluidics‐based kinetic SERS monitoring of heterogeneous catalysis in colloidal suspension.
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