Bechamp reduction

The Béchamp reduction (or Béchamp process) is a chemical reaction that converts aromatic nitro compounds to their corresponding anilines using iron as the reductant:

4 C6H5NO2 + 9 Fe + 4 H2O → 4 C6H5NH2 + 3 Fe3O4
For method to prepare aromatic arsonic acids, see Bechamp reaction.
Bechamp reduction
Named after Antoine Béchamp
Reaction type Organic redox reaction
Identifiers
RSC ontology ID RXNO:0000498

This reaction was once a major route to aniline, but catalytic hydrogenation is the preferred method.

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