NiO-Al2O3 Prepared From A Ni-Al Hydrotalcite Precursor As An Efficient Catalyst For Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions

NiO-Al2O3 catalyst prepared by calcining a Ni-Al hydrotalcite precursor efficiently reduces nitroarenes and carbonyl compounds in presence of propan-2-ol and KOH. Presence of two different reducible groups in the substrate leads to chemoselective reduction.